plopper

English

Etymology

From plop +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)

Noun

plopper (plural ploppers)

1. One who, or that which, plops.
   • 2004, Ronald J. Pelias, A Methodology of the Heart: Evoking Academic and Daily Life, page 163:

     When Dr. Elizabeth Martin came into my office and plopped down, I knew something was wrong. Liz is not a plopper.

Dutch

Etymology

Reborrowing from Indonesian pelopor (“pioneer, initiator”), from Dutch voorloper (“precursor, ancestor”, literally “before + runner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔ.pər/

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• Rhymes: -ɔpər

Noun

plopper m (plural ploppers, diminutive ploppertje n)

1. (historical, often derogatory) anti-colonial fighter in the Indonesian War of Independence