Home › Words › H › hooperatinghooperatinghooperating · noun — A radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBlend of Hooper + rating.nounA radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).