hooper
Americannoun
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hoopers
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noun
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Origin of hooper
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Fittingly, it starred one of the members of the Bruins’ royal family: a Jaquez hooper stealing her opponents’ souls from the outset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Maye, the fourth of four brothers, was a multisport sensation and serious basketball hooper who New England took with the third pick overall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
It’s a move Garrett - a part-time hooper during the offseason - toyed with for years during practice before finally feeling comfortable enough to unleash it during a game.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Indeed, for all his shortcomings, Durant is a pure hooper.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
Its nest is constructed similarly to those of the hooper, but its eggs are much larger, one of them being a meal for a moderate eater, without bread or any other addition.
From The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North by William Harvey
By the time anyone was ready to call him a prodigy, he’d spent years honing his skills against the best old-man hoopers Milwaukee had to offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Millions of hoopers in the world with only about 300 or so odd spots.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2024
It wasn’t long ago that those hoopers out east would regularly serve as a feast.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
That night, the assembled hoopers traded stories about Serbia’s basketball history and Ellis’s NBA experiences.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2022
Besides the hoopers, there were a whole bunch of other people at the court, just hanging out.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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