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harp⋅er

[hahr-per]

–noun

1.	a person who plays the harp.

2.	a person who harps on a subject.

3.	Numismatics. harp (def. 5).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE hearpere. See harp, -er ¹

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Har⋅per

[hahr-per]

–noun

1.	James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.

2.	a male or female given name.

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harp (härp) Pronunciation Key

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n.

Music
1. An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.
2. Any of various ancient and modern instruments of similar construction.
3. Informal A harmonica.
Something, such as a pair of vertical supports for a lampshade, that resembles a harp.

intr.v. harped, harp·ing, harps
To play a harp.
Phrasal Verb(s):
harp on To talk or write about to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on.

[Middle English, from Old English hearpe and from Old French harpe, of Germanic origin.]
harp'er n., harp'ist n.

Har·per (här'pər) Pronunciation Key
Canadian politician who has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2006.

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harper
noun
someone who plays the harp [syn: harpist]

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Harper Woods, MI (city, FIPS 16336700)
Location: (42.437986, -82.924980)
Population (2000): 14,254 (6,514 housing units)
Area: 2.581734 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 48225

Harper Woods, MI (city, FIPS 36700)
Location: (42.437986, -82.924980)
Population (2000): 14,254 (6,514 housing units)
Area: 2.581734 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 48225

Harper, IA (city, FIPS 34545)
Location: (41.363351, -92.051379)
Population (2000): 134 (61 housing units)
Area: 0.087944 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 52231

Harper, KS (township, FIPS 11330225)
Location: (38.481815, -97.764000)
Population (2000): 137 (57 housing units)
Area: 35.757931 sq mi (land), 0.059971 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 67058

Harper, KS (city, FIPS 07730175)
Location: (37.285252, -98.026615)
Population (2000): 1,567 (787 housing units)
Area: 1.285513 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 67058

Harper, TX (CCD, FIPS 17191725)
Location: (30.299594, -99.155372)
Population (2000): 3,004 (1,720 housing units)
Area: 399.263019 sq mi (land), 0.045728 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 78631

Harper, KS (County, FIPS 077)
Location: (37.212521, -98.064464)
Population (2000): 6,536 (3,270 housing units)
Area: 801.438699 sq mi (land), 1.512849 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 67058

Harper, TX (CDP, FIPS 32456)
Location: (30.301009, -99.243326)
Population (2000): 1,006 (536 housing units)
Area: 56.582675 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 78631

Harper, KS (city, FIPS 30175)
Location: (37.285252, -98.026615)
Population (2000): 1,567 (787 housing units)
Area: 1.285513 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 67058

Harper, OK (County, FIPS 059)
Location: (36.792489, -99.697855)
Population (2000): 3,562 (1,863 housing units)
Area: 1038.996699 sq mi (land), 1.960473 sq mi (water)

Harper, ND (township, FIPS 08735620)
Location: (46.417291, -103.603649)
Population (2000): 7 (8 housing units)
Area: 35.731294 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Harper, AR (township, FIPS 02591611)
Location: (33.828115, -92.032523)
Population (2000): 509 (223 housing units)
Area: 24.190824 sq mi (land), 0.072390 sq mi (water)

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Harper

Harp"er\, n. [AS. hearpere.]

1. A player on the harp; a minstrel.

The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. --Longfellow.

2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland. --B. Jonson.