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Roper   /rˈoʊpər/   Listen
Roper

noun
1.
A decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game).
2.
A cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses.
3.
A craftsman who makes ropes.  Synonyms: rope-maker, ropemaker.





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"Roper" Quotes from Famous Books



... you acquainted with the best brandin' outfit in these parts." He waved a long, bony arm at the Mexican, who flashed his white teeth. "This Greaser is Aurelio Maria Carara. Need I say he's Mex, and a preemeer roper?" Carara bowed, and swept the ground with his high-peaked head-piece. "The Maduro gent yonder is Mr. Cloudy. His mother being a Navajo squaw, named him, accordin' to the rights and customs of her tribe, selecting the title of Cloudy-but-the-Sun-Shines, ...
— Going Some • Rex Beach
... and Management of Steam-Engines and Steam Boilers. With valuable illustrations. By STEPHEN ROPER, Engineer. Sixteenth edition, revised and enlarged. 18mo., tucks, gilt ...
— Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught • Joshua Rose


Words linked to "Roper" :   steerer, puncher, decoy, artisan, cattleman, cowhand, cowman, rope, artificer, cowboy, cowpoke, cowpuncher, journeyman, craftsman, cowherd


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