bopper

American  

[bop-er] / ˈbɒp ər /

Also bopster

noun

1. a musician who specializes in bop.

2. a fan of bop.

3. teenybopper.

4. Slang.  a hip, self-assured person.

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Etymology

Origin of bopper

bop ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“The Big Bopper” Richardson, remains beloved in Lubbock.

From The Wall Street Journal

A founding father of rock ’n’ roll, he would lose his life barely a year later, when the plane carrying members of the Winter Dance Party Tour — Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Valens — crashed on Feb. 3, 1959, in an Iowa snowstorm.

From Los Angeles Times

Eight months after his rise to fame, the 17-year-old singer died in a plane crash dubbed “the day the music died,” as he was killed alongside fellow singers Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.

From Los Angeles Times

Bell is correct in that, even if he isn’t Kwan, Straw or outfielder Will Brennan, he’s not an all-or-nothing bopper who swings out of his shoes, selling out for homers at the expense of sound hitting.

From Washington Post

In 2002, Baker’s San Francisco Giants and big bopper Barry Bonds entered Game 6 against the Anaheim Angels up by the same margin.

From Seattle Times