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cooperage

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K UW1 P ER0 AH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coopering

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A cooper's workshop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cooper Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English cooperage From cooper + -age.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bednářství — the trade of a cooper
  • Polish: bednarstwo — the trade of a cooper
  • Polish: bednarka — the trade of a cooper
  • Portuguese: tanoa — the trade of a cooper
  • Polish: bednarnia — a cooper's workshop