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SHLEPPER

Dictionary entry overview: What does shlepper mean?

• SHLEPPER (noun)
The noun SHLEPPER has 1 sense:

1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

Familiarity information: SHLEPPER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHLEPPER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

schlep; schlepper; shlep; shlepper

Hypernyms ("shlepper" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)

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