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A surname originating as an occupation for a person who made hoops for barrels.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Alamosa County, Colorado.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Haralson County, Georgia.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A township and minor city therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Weber County, Utah.
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noun
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.
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noun
One who hula hoops.
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noun
A basketball player.
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Usage: informal
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History
Etymology tree English hoop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hooper From hoop (“to whoop, cry out”) + -er.
From Middle English hoper, hoopere, hopere, perhaps from Old English *hōpere (“hooper”), equivalent to hoop + -er.
Across languages
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