esper

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛsˌpɝ/

Definition of esper

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
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noun

  1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
  2. A person who has extrasensory perception.
    “I don't know why anybody would be spying on me, either, but—I'm neither a Lensman nor an esper, but I'd swear that somebody's peeking over my shoulder half the time.”
    “But Espers can’t pick up any EK brain pattern farther than the horizon. It’s direct wave transmission. Even large objects cannot be penetrated. A building, say, or a—”

name

  1. A surname.
    “Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sat down with “60 Minutes” for an interview that aired Sunday night to talk about his new – and revealing – book about his time spent in the Trump administration.”
    “Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.”

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Etymology

From ESP + -er from ESP (“extrasensory perception”).

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