1. a musician who plays bebop jazz
Usage: music
2. a fan or enthusiast of bebop jazz
Usage: music

Examples

• Charlie Parker was one of the most influential beboppers of the 1940s.
• The young bebopper practiced scales for hours every day.
• As a devoted bebopper, she collected every recording by Dizzy Gillespie.
• The club attracted beboppers from all over the city.
• He considered himself a true bebopper, rejecting more commercial jazz styles.
• The bebopper’s improvisation skills were extraordinary.