harper

¹

[ hahr-per ]

noun

1. a person who plays the harp.
2. a person who harps on a subject.
3. Numismatics. harp ( def 5 ).

Harper

²

[ hahr-per ]

noun

1. James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
2. a male or female given name.

Harper

/ ˈhɑːpə /

noun

1. HarperStephen1959MCanadianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Stephen ( Joseph ). Born 1959. Canadian statesman; prime minister from 2006

Word History and Origins

Origin of harper¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English hearpere. See harp, -er ¹

Example Sentences

According to the New York Times, prosecutors have focused on a witness named Kalenna Harper, who was the third member of Diddy - Dirty Money alongside Mr Combs and Ms Richard.

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Prosecutors say Mr Combs had 128 phone contacts with Ms Harper shortly after Ms Richard filed her lawsuit, US media reported.

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Ms Harper put out a statement saying Ms Richard's allegations "are not representative of my experiences, and some do not align with my own truth".

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On Newsnight, Ms Bloom did not name Ms Harper, but said there was a woman who Ms Richard had worked with who "came out publicly and essentially called my client a liar".

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However, Mr Combs' lawyers have argued that Ms Harper's statement was "the furthest thing from witness obstruction I can think of", and was just "two witnesses having divergent recollections of similar events".

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