spirit rapper
- noun
- /ˈspɪrɪt ˈræpər/
- Archaic
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médium
- The spirit rapper claimed that the knocks heard on the table were messages from beyond the grave.
Examples
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Many people in the 19th century attended séances led by a spirit rapper.
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Skeptics often tried to expose fraudulent spirit rappers during public demonstrations.
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The spirit rapper performed at the séance last night.
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Many people believe that a spirit rapper can connect them with their loved ones.
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During the séance, the spirit rapper produced eerie knocking sounds that amazed the attendees.
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The spirit rapper assured the participants that the noises they heard were from spirits trying to communicate.
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She consulted a spirit rapper to seek closure after losing her grandmother.
Synonyms
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A person who says they can talk to the spirits of dead people
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A person who says they get messages from spirits and tells others
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning can be partly inferred from the constituents: 'spirit' (an incorporeal being) plus 'rapper' (one who raps/knocks) yields the idea of someone producing knocking sounds associated with spirits. However, the term is rare, requires cultural knowledge of séances, and 'rapper' is ambiguous (modern learners may think of a musical 'rapper'), so the exact practice and communicative claim are not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Spirit rapper comes from old seance meetings where a rapper would make quick knocks or 'raps' on a table to show a spirit was answering. That's why the term means 'a person who claims to communicate with the dead by producing knocking sounds'.