Search Result for "roper":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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;
[syn: ropemaker, rope-maker, roper]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Roper \Rop"er\, n. 1. A maker of ropes. --P. Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. One who ropes goods; a packer. [1913 Webster] 3. One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] --Douce. [1913 Webster]U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Roper, NC (town, FIPS 57740) Location: 35.87742 N, 76.61709 W Population (1990): 669 (260 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27970
