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Crossword clue for "HOPER"

HOPER: Aspiring one; Optimist; Optimistic one; One with crossed fingers; No-___ (something useless); Optimistic sort; Person with expectations; Confident one.; Expectant one.; Expectant person; Wishful one; One with expectations; Aspirant; One with fingers crossed; Aspirant, essentially