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
The golden city of St. John's vision is filled with "the voice of harpers, harping with their harps," in the new song before the throne of God.
From Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
Our beds are rocks in the dripping caves; Our lullaby song the roar of the waves: But soft rich couches once we pressed, And harpers lulled us each night to rest.
From A Reading Book in Irish History by Joyce, P. W.
A shining company stood with the Lamb Upon Mount Zion, and a song was heard Of harpers, harping a new song—the song240 Of life and immortality.
From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George
