Usage Note
Rapper is an unadapted English loanword used in Italian for a hip-hop artist. Like many monosyllabic anglicisms ending in a consonant, it is invariable in the plural — i rapper. The gender is masculine by default, though la rapper is used for women.
Examples
"Il rapper ha pubblicato un nuovo album."
Natural Translation
The rapper released a new album.
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