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hooper

hooper

7 6.7
A person who dances or does tricks with hula hoops
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːpər/
translation icon : malabarista
  • At the festival, a skilled hooper demonstrated various dance routines using colorful hoops.

Examples

  • The circus featured a hooper who skillfully spun multiple hoops at once while dancing.

  • The talented hooper amazed the audience with her incredible hula hoop tricks.

  • - I get to perform with Sonny Hooper.

    Hooper (1978)

  • Here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the greatest stuntman alive: Sonny Hooper and his famous horse, Dancer!

    Hooper (1978)

Synonyms

dancer
vshooper
514 1.0

A person who moves their body to music

focuses on performing with one or more circular props rather than general body movement
hoopster
vshooper
  • Informal
8.1

A person who does tricks with a hula hoop

is less about high skill and more about ordinary performance

How Skilled

hoopster
  • Informal
8.1
hooper
7 6.7
hobbyist
12 3.5
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

hooper singular
hoopers plural

Morphology

hooper = hoop (transparent) = hoop + er

This is a straightforward agentive noun formed from 'hoop' + '-er' for someone who uses hoops.

Etymology

Hooper The word hooper comes from the simple word hoop, which means 'ring', plus -er meaning 'a person who does something'. So a hooper is someone who dances with or does tricks using hoops.