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kuiper

/ˈkaɪpɚ/

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What does kuiper mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
  2. Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)
  3. An asteroid in Solar System, the 1776th asteroid registered

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/ˈkaɪpɚ/

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To the former I soon resorted and found Kling, Kuiper and Muckle, the principal professionals there; a nominal fee of sixpence being the charge per game, and Staunton, the champion had played many games at that rate.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902