reprep /rep/ noun 
You need to speak to the students’ rep. Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger.3[countable] American English a representative4[countable, uncountable] repertory, or a repertory theatre or company: Most actors start off in rep.5[countable] American English spoken a reputation6[countable] one exercise that you do in a series of exercises SYN repetition: Do 15 reps of each exercise.
WORD ORIGINrep
Origin:
1-3 1800-1900 representative4 1900-2000 repertory5 1700-1800 reputation6 1900-2000 repetitionEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- MTV reps confirmed that the station will not show the video.
- Williams has a bad rep, both on and off the field.
- Coincidentally they received a phone call from a double glazing company to see if a rep could call round.
- Fox was one of two player reps who voted against the collective bargaining agreement.
- I go through the reps to do that.
- I had lots of new reps and I wanted them to be successful.
- In addition, three Askews' reps will combine forces with Chivers' force of two, to represent Chivers to libraries.
- It's probably due to all those sales reps in their Sierras and Cavaliers.
- It gives me credibility with the reps.
- When I called the sales rep said it hadn't been dispatched.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY You need to speak to the students’ rep. Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger.
1[countable] informal a sales representative2[countable] someone who speaks officially for a company, organization, or group of people SYN representativestaff/union/company etc rep You need to speak to the students’ rep. Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger. You need to speak to the students’ rep. Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger.3[countable] American English a representative4[countable, uncountable] repertory, or a repertory theatre or company: Most actors start off in rep.5[countable] American English spoken a reputation6[countable] one exercise that you do in a series of exercises SYN repetition: Do 15 reps of each exercise.