rapper

Thân thiện

A rapper performs on stage with a microphone.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A performer of rap music: A person who speaks or chants rhyming lyrics, often rhythmically and in time with a beat, as a musical performance.
   • A hinged device on a door: A metal object, often ornamental, attached by a hinge to a door, used for knocking.

Usage

• The word "rapper" is a countable noun. It is used to identify a person or an object. The intended meaning is almost always clear from the context (music vs. hardware).

Examples

• Noun (Music Performer):
  • The rapper delivered powerful lyrics about social justice.
  • She is my favorite rapper because of her unique flow.
• Noun (Door Device):
  • He lifted the heavy brass rapper and knocked on the old oak door.
  • The antique door had a lion's head as a rapper.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used figuratively to describe someone who speaks quickly or forcefully, though this is less common.
  • In the debate, he was a rapper of facts, firing off statistics one after another.

Variants and Related Words

• Rap (noun/verb): The musical genre or the act of performing it. (e.g., / )
• Rapping (gerund/noun): The action or skill of performing rap music. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• For the music performer: MC, hip-hop artist, emcee, lyricist.
• For the door device: knocker, door knocker.

Related Phrases

• Battle rapper: A rapper who specializes in competitive, improvised lyrical contests.
  • He made a name for himself as a battle rapper before recording an album.
• Door rapper: A less common but explicit phrase for the door-knocking device to avoid ambiguity.
  • The blacksmith crafted an intricate door rapper.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
2. someone who performs rap music

Từ đồng nghĩa

• knocker
• doorknocker