noun
Meaning 1
A servant who carries things; a porter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Tell the schlepper to take it up to your hotel room.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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schlepper
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rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
One who wanders aimlessly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
- I can't interest the little schlepper in doing his homework.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any manual laborer, or other lowly employee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
- He's just a schlepper!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shlepper, schlep, shlep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simpleton, simple
History
Etymology
From schlep + -er.
Borrowed from Yiddish שלעפּער (shleper).