Standard Lemma guide

lisper

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • rhymes with -ɪspə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who has a lisp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Lisper (“Lisp programmer”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who programs in Lisp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a speaker who lisps

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser

History

Etymology

From lisp + -er.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَلْثَغ (ʔalṯaḡ) — one who has a lisp
  • Arabic: أَلْكَن (ʔalkan) — one who has a lisp
  • Finnish: sössöttäjä — one who has a lisp
  • Galician: zarabeto — one who has a lisp
  • Irish: briotaire — one who has a lisp
  • Irish: briotóg — one who has a lisp
  • Spanish: zopas — one who has a lisp
  • Spanish: zopitas — one who has a lisp