🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Rapper

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈraper

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rappeur/ʁapœʁ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El rapper lanzó su nuevo álbum."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who performs rap music.

    "The concert featured a famous rapper known for his impactful lyrics."
  2. 2

    An artist who creates and performs rap songs.

    "She aspires to be a rapper and often writes her own verses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'rappeur' originates from the French word 'rap', which itself derives from the English word 'rap', a genre of music that emerged in the 1970s. The suffix '-eur' is a French agent noun suffix indicating someone who performs an action, thus 'rappeur' refers to one who performs rap music.

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