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hoper

hoper

1 7.4
A person who expects good things to happen in hard times
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊpər/
translation icon : esperanzado
  • Existing solely to encourage typical, no hoper jerk offs like you.

Examples

  • Promote him as a cash cow in Germany and Russia, fighting washed-up fighters and no-hopers.

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  • Licans are contemplating going into the next presidential election with nothing but no-hopers to put up.

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  • - Hanging 'round with your no hoper mates again.

  • A bunch of useless no-hopers.

  • That's where you're wrong, 'cause I am no typical, no hoper jerk off.

  • Sadly, I am a frog who wants out of the pot, but all you Obama/socialist/national health care hopers will rue the day you let yourself be cooked.

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  • Remember, after the first debate, when he put clear blue water between himself and the poisoned legacy of the Republican primaries, and repositioned himself as a sensible fiscal conservative, he went from no-hoper to contender.

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  • Hope turned into we got hopers, Hopers, Hopers like like dreamers, hopers, hopers, hopers, hopers, professional hopers.

  • Despite facing many challenges, she remained a passionate hoper, believing that things would get better.

  • In the aftermath of the disaster, a few hopers emerged, motivating others not to lose faith.

Synonyms

optimist
vshoper
63 3.2

A person who usually expects good things to happen

leans toward positive expectation mainly in hard situations
wisher
vshoper
3 2.5

A person who hopes something will happen

shows sustained positive expectation during difficult times
hopey
vshoper
  • Slang
9.9

A person who keeps expecting good things even when it seems unlikely

responds to hardship with steady positive expectation

Antonyms

25 3.9

A person who expects bad things to happen

How Hopeful

optimist
63 3.2
idealist
33 5.0
hoper
1 7.4
doubter
19 4.2
pessimist
25 3.9

Surface Forms

hoper singular
hopers plural

Morphology

hoper = hope (transparent) = hope + er

Productive agentive formation from the verb 'hope' using the suffix '-er'; the meaning 'one who hopes' is directly derived.

Etymology

Hoper comes from the verb hope and the ending -er, which means 'one who', just like in teacher or worker. So a hoper is 'one who hopes' and keeps believing even in hard times.