bopper
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːpər/
- Archaic
:
músico de bebop
- ( à la Big Bopper )
Examples
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He grew up American, a Brooklyn boy who played stickball in the streets, read Mad magazine under the covers at night, and listened to Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
Fiction book (2000) -
The bopper played intricate melodies that showcased the complexity of bebop jazz.
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The question is why Boppers turned to Mercer's tunes so often?
Academic text (2014) -
The song is about the plane crash that took the lives of Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly.
Blog text (13) -
And J.P. Richardson, 29, of Louisiana, known as the Big Bopper.
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As a bopper, she loved to attend jazz clubs where fast, energetic performances were the norm.
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Many young music fans identify as boppers, drawn to the fast-paced rhythms of bebop jazz.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who plays or writes jazz music
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4.7
A man who plays or writes jazz music
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8.6
A person who plays or enjoys fast bebop jazz
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8.5
A person who plays or loves jazz music
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bopper comes from bop, short for 'bebop', a fast, lively kind of jazz, plus -er which means 'one who does it'. So a bopper is someone who plays or loves that quick, energetic jazz.