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esper

esper

English

Noun

esper ‎(plural espers)

A person supposed to have paranormal abilities.

Translations

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

Anagrams

peers, Peers, perse, per se, spree

Old Provençal

Etymology

Probably a deverbal of esperar.

Noun

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

hope

References

(fr)(de) spērāre in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)