a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
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Rapper \Rap"per\ (r[a^]p"p[~e]r), n. [From {Rap}.] 1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door. --Sterne.
2. A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] --Bp. Parker.
3. A musician specializing in {rap music}. [PJC]
The choice of rapper Ice Cube as the film's star also helped fuel the incendiary expectations swirling about the movie.
During the trial, both sides agreed that NWA asked women in the audience if they wanted to have sex with rapper Eric "Eazy-E" Wright.
Heavy metal rockers Aerosmith got seven nominations for "Janie's Got a Gun," and dance queen Paula Abdul received six for "Opposites Attract." Former Eagles member Henley and rapper MC Hammer received five nominations each.