roper

Definition of Roper in English :

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Noun

1. roper

a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

2. roper

a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

3. rope-maker, ropemaker, roper

a craftsman who makes ropes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Roper

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noun

1. another name for rope maker

2. obsolete

a person who is to be punished by means of the rope

3. agriculture

a person who uses a rope to secure bales

4.

a jockey who intentionally loses a race by holding his or her horse in

5. agriculture, US

a lasso-user

6.

one who tries to lure people into a gambling house

Roper

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n.

1. A flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber.

2. A string of items attached in one line, especially by twisting or braiding: a rope of onions.

3. A sticky glutinous formation of stringy matter in a liquid.

4.

a. A cord with a noose at one end for hanging a person.

b. Execution or death by hanging: to die by the rope.

5. A lasso or lariat.

6. ropes Sports Several cords strung between poles to enclose a boxing or wrestling ring.

7. ropes Informal Specialized procedures or details: learn the ropes; know the ropes.

8. Baseball A line drive.

v. roped, rop·ing, ropes

tr.v.

1. To tie, fasten, or attach with a rope or other cord.

2. To enclose, separate, or partition with a rope or other cord: rope off the scene of the crime.

3. To catch with a rope or lasso.

4. Informal To persuade or manipulate (someone): My boss roped me into attending the ceremony.

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