kaper

From kapen (“to take away, rob, plunder”).

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• Rhymes: -aːpər

kaper m (plural kapers, diminutive kapertje n)

1. privateer, pirate

   de Duinkerker kapers ― the Dunkirk Privateers

2. hijacker

   treinkaper ― train hijacker

   vliegtuigkaper ― plane hijacker

• kaperbrief
• kaperschip

• → English: caper
• → Papiamentu: kaper (dated)

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kaper

1. inflection of kapern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Borrowed from Dutch kaper.

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɛr/

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• Rhymes: -apɛr
• Syllabification: ka‧per

kaper m pers

1. (historical) privateer (government-sanctioned pirate)

   Synonym: korsarz

kaper m inan

1. (historical, in the plural) privateer (privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo)

• kaper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kaper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Czech kapr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɛr/

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• Rhymes: -apɛr
• Syllabification: ka‧per

kaper m animal

1. common carp (species of fish in the carp family)

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kaper”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 126