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name
An English surname originating as an occupation of cooper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Greene County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A small town in Washington County, Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A neighbourhood in south Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A locality in West Milford township, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Delta County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A number of townships, listed under Cooper Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Cooper County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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noun
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Broader terms: barrelmaker
noun
A drink of half stout and half porter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of coper (“floating grog shop”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To make and repair barrels etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
To forge or imitate (writing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, slang, transitive
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verb
To intentionally injure (a racehorse) to spoil its chances of winning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, slang, transitive
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verb
Alternative form of coper (“operate as floating grog shop”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: barrel maker
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Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
noun
United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: James Fenimore Cooper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
noun
United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gary Cooper, Frank Cooper
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Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
noun
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Peter Cooper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: industrialist, philanthropist, altruist
verb
make barrels and casks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: make
History
Etymology tree English coop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cooper From coop + -er.
Across languages
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
