joplin

1. 1.

   United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)

   SynonymsJanis Joplin

   Broadersinger
2. 2.

   United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)

   SynonymsScott Joplin

   Broadercomposer

Other forms of joplin

plural

joplins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about joplin

What does joplin mean?

joplin means "United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in joplin?

joplin has 2 syllables: jo-plin. The stress falls on "jo". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑplɪn/.

What is another word for joplin?

Close synonyms include Janis Joplin, Scott Joplin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is joplin a common word?

joplin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.