Terp vs Ter - What's the difference?
terp | ter |
(military, or, Deaf, slang) An interpreter (translator).
* 2003 November 27, Paul Watson, “Losing Its Few Good Men”, in the Los Angeles Times :
(computing, slang) An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
* 2009 , "Dannii", IF System Idea'' (on newsgroup ''rec.arts.int-fiction )
Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.
(dialectal)
:1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
::‘Do you mean ter tell me,’ he growled at the Dursleys, ‘that this boy – this boy! – knows nothin’]] [[about, abou’ – about ANYTHING?’
(dialectal)
:1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv:
::‘What about that tea then, eh?’ he said, rubbing his hands together. ‘I’d not say no ter summat stronger if yeh’ve got it, mind.’
(dialectal)
As verbs the difference between terp and ter
is that terp is to add such an essential oil to (a henna mix) while ter is .As a noun terp
is (military|or|deaf|slang) an interpreter (translator) or terp can be any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.terp
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of (interpreter).Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- As far as I know all the TADS terps are just ports of the original.