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• Carper — is a surname, and may refer to:* Jean Carper (born 1933), American medical journalist * Thomas R. Carper (born 1947), American economist and politician …   Wikipedia

• Carper — Carp er, n. One who carps; a caviler. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Carper — Thomas Carper Thomas R. („Tom“) Carper (* 23. Januar 1947 in Beckley, West Virginia) ist ein US amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Leben Carper wurde 1947 in Beckley, West Virginia, als Sohn von Wallace Richard und Mary Jea …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• carper — Ⅰ. carp [1] ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a deep bodied freshwater fish, often kept in ponds and sometimes farmed for food. ORIGIN Latin carpa. Ⅱ. carp [2] ► VERB ▪ complain or find fault continually …   English terms dictionary

• carper — noun see carp I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carper — people ready to catch herrings that break from the net on its rawing on shore (Irish dialect) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• carper — See carp1. * * * …   Universalium

• carper — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully: caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker, quibbler. See PRAISE …   English dictionary for students

• carper — n. complainer, fault finder …   English contemporary dictionary

• carper — n. Caviller, censurer, captious censor …   New dictionary of synonyms