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lisper

lisper

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A person who makes s and z sound like th when speaking
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪspər/
: persona con ceceo
  • Many people find it endearing when a lisper tries to pronounce difficult words.

Examples

  • Past research has suggested that active listening training does not always result in noticeable improvement as measured by naïve observers (Lisper & Rautalinko, 1996).

    Academic text (2015)

  • The child is a lisper and has been practicing to improve his speech.

  • Dan Dibly, at least, is an upfront lisper.

    Blog text (1)

  • Despite being a lisper, she spoke confidently during her presentation.

Surface Forms

lisper singular
lispers plural

Morphology

lisper = lisp (transparent) = lisp + er

A lisper is straightforwardly someone who lisps, formed with the productive agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

The word lisper comes from the simple verb lisp, which copies the soft 's' sound someone makes. With the ending -er that makes a word for a person, a lisper is someone who 'speaks with a lisp'.