A jazz musician; a jazz fan. In early use also attributive with the sense ‘jazz’ in jazzbo band, etc.

A jazz musician; a jazz fan; (also) a person who dances to jazz.

A devotee of jazz; a jazz fan.

figurative. An expert in, or one expertly appreciative of, jazz. slang (originally U.S.). Cf. hepcat, n.

U.S. slang. A devotee of swing music, esp. one who does not play an instrument. Now historical and rare.

A person, typically a man, who is hep (hep, adj.); an enthusiast of or expert in jazz, swing music, etc.; (more generally) a person considered…

A person, esp. a man, who is hip (hip, adj.). Cf. hepcat, n.

A jazz musician; a devotee of jazz; a person who dances the jitterbug.

A person who is hep (hep, adj.); esp. an enthusiast of or expert in jazz, swing music, etc. Cf. hepcat, n. hipster, n.2 2a.

A person who is, or purports to be, hip (hip, adj. 1); one who is aware, well-informed, or in the know, especially with regard to jazz music and…

A person who is hip (hip, adj. 1); one who is in the know, esp. about jazz music and culture; a hipster, a hepcat. Now rare or merged with sense A. 2.