noun
Meaning 1
Someone or something that has no hope of success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
no-hoper
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English no Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope English -er English no-hoper From no + hope + -er.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: kansloze — someone without hope of success
- Dutch: hopeloos geval — someone without hope of success
- Dutch: hopeloze zaak — something without hope of success
- Dutch: hopeloos geval — something without hope of success