hoper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hoper
    n 1: a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the
         team to win now"
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoper \Hop"er\, n.
   One who hopes. --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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