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See also: wasp

wasp

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noun (1)

ˈwäsp How to pronounce wasp (audio)
ˈwȯsp
1
: any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on compare bee
2
: any of various hymenopterous insects (such as a chalcid or ichneumon wasp) other than wasps with larvae that are parasitic on other arthropods
wasplike
ˈwäsp-ˌlīk How to pronounce wasp (audio)
ˈwȯsp-
adjective

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WASP

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noun (2)

ˈwäsp How to pronounce WASP (audio)
ˈwȯsp
variants or Wasp
often attributive
sometimes disparaging
: an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background
especially : a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the U.S.
Waspdom
ˈwäsp-dəm How to pronounce WASP (audio)
ˈwȯsp-
noun sometimes disparaging
Waspish
ˈwä-spish How to pronounce WASP (audio)
ˈwȯ-
adjective sometimes disparaging
Waspishness noun sometimes disparaging

Example Sentences

Noun (2) Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs. The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Each species of wasp can only pollinate its corresponding species of fig. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 Jen Cross, a nature photographer, posted an image of a female American pelecinid wasp's behind to Twitter. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022 This wasp gets its common name from hunting cicadas to supply its young with a food source. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 For Mandi, the decision to be armed in the classroom seemed like a better solution than wasp spray or a tube sock. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Those are the cocoons of the wasp larvae that have fed on the caterpillar. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 The sporty splice collection releases on June 7 and includes a $3,980 wasp-waist jacket and $1,250 platform sandals—items that aren’t quite Soulcycle ready. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer one or a few hosts. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Some studies suggest that urbanization and development are harming wasp populations, Brock said. Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 7 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp

Noun (2)

white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wasp was before the 12th century

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