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cooper
1[koo-per, koop-er]
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 byup ).
verb (used without object)
to work as a cooper.
Cooper
2[koo-per, koop-er]
noun
Anthony Ashley. 1st, 3rd, and 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
Gary Frank James Cooper, 1901–61, U.S. actor.
Hugh Lincoln, 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.
James Fenimore 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.
Cooper
1/ ˈːə /
noun
Anthony Ashley. See (Earl of) Shaftesbury
Cary ( Lynn ). born 1940, British psychologist, noted for his studies of behaviour at work and the causes and treatment of stress
Gary, real name Frank James Cooper. 1901–61, US film actor; his many films include Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952), for both of which he won Oscars
Sir Henry. 1934–2011, British boxer; European heavyweight champion (1964; 1968–71)
James Fenimore 1789–1851, US novelist, noted for his stories of American Indians, esp The Last of the Mohicans (1826)
Leon Neil. born 1930, US physicist, noted for his work on the theory of superconductivity. He shared the Nobel prize for physics 1972
Samuel 1609–72, English miniaturist
cooper
2/ ˈːə /
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
Other Word Forms
- uncoopered adjective
- undercooper noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cooper1
Example Sentences
The look of the university is an amalgam of Italian, Moorish and American architectural styles, with a blending of materials such as plaster, cooper and wood.
“Better to be a lucky cooper than an unlucky sailor?”
A barrel was positioned in front of her, which represented the church’s first meeting nearly 250 years ago in a cooper shop off what’s now known as 28th Street in the Georgetown neighborhood.
Key industrial metal cooper hit a record high back in April and has jumped nearly 25% for the second year in row.
The Resolution mine could fill about 25% of the demand for U.S. cooper.
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