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hooper

[hoo-per, hoop-er]

noun

  1. a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.



hooper

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a rare word for cooper

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hooper1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See hoop, -er 1
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R360 is headed up by World Cup winner Mike Tindall and former Bath captain and director of rugby Stuart Hooper.

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Chris Kavanagh, Simon Hooper, Peter Bankes and Samuel Barrott have all refereed 20 or more Premier League matches this season but were not in the middle for any of Sunday's 10 games.

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“Everyone’s a hooper, everybody’s a dog. You can tell we just want to win at the end of the day… We hold each other accountable, and no one takes it personally.”

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Claire Hooper - who taught a young Pugh for "about two or three years" at Cokethorpe School, in Witney, during the early noughties - said the actress "always had star quality".

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Ms Hooper said Pugh was destined for the big screen: "It was quite extraordinary for somebody of her age - it wasn't like watching a little child on the stage."

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