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
Wulfhere and Egwina were given seats in the lower end of the hall among the other harpers, scops, bards, and gleemen.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
Of this we have a very beautiful representation, where the Evangelist saw a great multitude clothed in white, and following the Lamb of God; and “he heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.”
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
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
