esper

See also: Esper

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

ESP +‎ -er.

NounEdit

esper (plural espers)

1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
2. A person supposed to have paranormal abilities.

TranslationsEdit

person

• Japanese: 超能力者 (ちょうのうりょくしゃ, chōnōryokusha), エスパー (esupā)
• Korean: 초능력자 (choneungnyeokja)

• Russian: экстрасе́нс (ru) m (ekstrasɛ́ns), телепа́т (ru) m (telepát)
• Spanish: esper

AnagramsEdit

• Peers, Perse, Spree, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere, spree

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Old ProvençalEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably a deverbal of esperar.

NounEdit

esper m (oblique plural espers, nominative singular espers, nominative plural esper)

1. hope

ReferencesEdit

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “spērāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 120, page 165