cooper
[ koo-per, koo p-er ]
/ ˈku pər, ˈkʊp ər /
noun
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
verb (used with object)
to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).
to furnish or fix (usually followed by up).
verb (used without object)
to work as a cooper.
Origin of cooper
1350–1400; Middle English
couper < Middle Low German
kūper or Middle Dutch
cūper < Medieval Latin
cūpārius (Latin
cūp(a) cask, vat +
-ārius
-ary)
OTHER WORDS FROM cooper
un·coop·ered, adjective un·der·coop·er, nounWords nearby cooper
coonskin,
coontie,
coony,
coop,
coop.,
cooper,
cooper city,
cooper creek,
cooper pair,
cooper's hawk,
cooper's ligament
Definition for cooper (2 of 2)
Cooper
[ koo-per, koo p-er ]
/ ˈku pər, ˈkʊp ər /
noun
Anthony Ashley.
1st, 3rd, and 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
GaryFrank James Cooper,1901–61,
U.S. actor.
Hugh Lincoln,1865–1937,
U.S. hydraulic engineer.
James Fen·i·more
[fen-uh-mawr, -mohr] /ˈfɛn əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr/,1789–1851,
U.S. novelist.
Leon N.,born 1930,
U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1972.
Peter,1791–1883,
U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.
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British Dictionary definitions for cooper (1 of 2)
cooper
/ (ˈkuːpə) /
noun
Also called: hooper
a person skilled in making and repairing barrels, casks, etc
verb
(tr)
to make or mend (barrels, casks, etc)
(intr)
to work as a cooper
Word Origin for cooper
C13: from Middle Dutch
cūper or Middle Low German
kūper; see
coop
1
British Dictionary definitions for cooper (2 of 2)
Cooper
/ (ˈkuːpə) /