harper
noun
a person who plays the harp.
harpers
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pluralof harper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When gloved harpers set those overhead strings vibrating, the Kennedy Center architecture will be reflected in the tone.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016
"Your father—" "—will thank me, when I hand him his kingdom. I mean to do a deed that the harpers will sing of for a thousand years."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Two days before the Eisteddfod, there began to troop into the town from all parts bards and singers, poets and harpers and minstrels and the members of a chorus five hundred voices strong.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
On that day the Fena were assembled in the banquet hall of the palace of Allen; some feasting and drinking, some playing chess, and others listening to the sweet music of the harpers.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
There was a balcony at the further end, where the white-haired harpers played, and sang tales of war and love; curious antique mottoes were blazoned on the walls in old Welsh characters.
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley
