terp

See also TERP

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of interpreter.

Noun

terp (plural terps)

1. (military or Deaf, slang) An interpreter (translator).
   • 2003 November 27, Paul Watson, “Losing Its Few Good Men”, in the Los Angeles Times:

     But for troops in the new Afghan army, there is a particular irritant: Afghan interpreters working with U.S. soldiers — called terps by troops in the field — can earn more than an Afghan army officer.

2. (computing, slang) An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
   • 2009, "Dannii", IF System Idea (on newsgroup rec.arts.int-fiction)

     As far as I know all the TADS terps are just ports of the original.

Etymology 2

Shortening of terpene.

Noun

terp (plural terps)

1. Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.

Verb

terp (third-person singular simple present terps, present participle terping, simple past and past participle terped)

1. (transitive) To add such an essential oil to (a henna mix).

Anagrams

• pert, PERT

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Dutch

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian.

Noun

terp m. (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide

Synonyms

• wierde

Anagrams

• pret, rept