no-hoper
[ noh-hoh-per ]
/ ˈnoʊˈhoʊ pər /
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noun
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
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Origin of no-hoper
1940–45; no hope + -er1
Words nearby no-hoper
Noh, no hard feelings, no-hit, no-hitter, no holds barred, no-hoper, no-host, nohow, NOI, -noia, n.o.i.b.n.
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British Dictionary definitions for no-hoper
no-hoper
noun
informal a useless person; failure
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