rep

¹

or repp

[ rep ]

noun

1. a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.

rep.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) let it be repeated.

rep

³

[ rep ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a repertory theater.

rep.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. repair.
2. repeat.
3. report.
4. reported.
5. reporter.

rep

⁵

noun

, Informal.

1. a shortened form of repetition.

rep

⁶

noun

, Informal.

1. a representative, especially a sales representative.

rep

⁷

noun

, Informal.

1. a shortened form of reputation.

rep

⁸

[ rep ]

noun

, Nucleonics.

1. a unit proposed as a supplement to roentgen for expressing dosage of ionizing radiation: subsequently abandoned.

Rep.

⁹

abbreviation for

1. Representative.
2. Republic.
3. Republican.

rep

¹

/ rɛp /

noun

1. theatre short for repertory company

rep

²

/ rɛp /

noun

1. informal.
   short for reputation

rep

³

/ rɛp /

noun

1. short for representative representative

Rep.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Representative
2. Republican
3. Republic

rep

⁵

/ rɛp /

noun

1. a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface

Derived Forms

• repped, adjective

Other Words From

• repped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rep¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; rib ¹

Origin of rep²

From the Latin word repetātur

Origin of rep³

By shortening

Origin of rep⁴

First recorded in 1855–60

Origin of rep⁵

By shortening

Origin of rep⁶

First recorded in 1670–80

Origin of rep⁷

First recorded in 1945–50; r(oentgen) e(quivalent) p(hysical)

Word History and Origins

Origin of rep¹

C19: from French reps , perhaps from English ribs ; see rib ¹

Example Sentences

We got the answer with Wednesday’s announcement of his intent to nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general: worse even than the worst-case scenario we had imagined.

From Los Angeles Times

Sydney Sweeney’s rep called out Carol Baum for ‘unjustly’ disparaging a fellow female producer after Baum said that Sweeney’s film ‘Anyone But You’ was ‘unwatchable.’

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t think Hegseth is a serious person or a serious pick,” Rep. Pat Ryan, a New York Democrat and an Army veteran, told MSNBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the U.S. intelligence community.

From Salon

The House Ethics Committee was set to release a report detailing the findings of an investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use on Friday, but President-elect Donald Trump's selection of the Florida Republican to be attorney general abruptly deprived the panel of its jurisdiction.

From Salon