rapper

noun

rap·​per ˈra-pər 

: one that raps or is used for rapping: such as

a

: a door knocker

b

: a performer of rap music

Examples of rapper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California rapper and producer Ovrkast is pushing back against a lawsuit filed by influential hip-hop duo Outkast. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

The rapper isn’t the only star to take cues from beauty behaviors of the past. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Watch Peter Rosenberg criticize Ye’s actions at the street renaming for the rapper’s mother below. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Then there’s the voice of real-life rapper Unknown T, who hypes him up. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• trapper
• wrapper

Kids Definition

rapper

noun

rap·​per ˈrap-ər 

: one that raps or is used for rapping: as

a

: a door knocker

b

: a performer of rap music