Hoper

Hope, Bob Originally Leslie Towne Hope. 1903-2003.

British-born American entertainer. He costarred with Bing Crosby in the popular "Road" films, beginning with the Road to Singapore (1940). Since 1940 he has traveled extensively to entertain U.S. troops overseas.

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hope  (hp)

v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes

v.intr.

1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Archaic To have confidence; trust.

v.tr.

1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.

2. To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.

n.

1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.

3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.

4. often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.

5. Archaic Trust; confidence.

Idiom:

hope against hope

To hope with little reason or justification.

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[Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian.]

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hoper n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoper - a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"