cooper

[ koo-per, koop-er ]

noun
  1. a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).

  2. to furnish or fix (usually followed by up).

verb (used without object)
  1. to work as a cooper.

Origin of cooper

1
1350–1400; Middle English couper<Middle Low German kūper or Middle Dutch cūper<Medieval Latin cūpārius (Latin cūp(a) cask, vat + -ārius-ary)

Other words from cooper

  • un·coop·ered, adjective
  • un·der·coop·er, noun

Words Nearby cooper

Other definitions for Cooper (2 of 2)

Cooper
[ koo-per, koop-er ]

noun
  1. Anthony Ashley. 1st, 3rd, and 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

  2. Gary Frank James Cooper, 1901–61, U.S. actor.

  1. Hugh Lincoln, 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.

  2. James Fen·i·more [fen-uh-mawr, -mohr], /ˈfɛn əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr/, 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.

  3. Leon N., born 1930, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1972.

  4. Peter, 1791–1883, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.

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British Dictionary definitions for cooper (1 of 2)

cooper

/ (ˈkuːpə) /


noun
  1. Also called: hooper a person skilled in making and repairing barrels, casks, etc

verb
  1. (tr) to make or mend (barrels, casks, etc)

  2. (intr) to work as a cooper

Origin of cooper

1
C13: from Middle Dutch cūper or Middle Low German kūper; see coop 1

British Dictionary definitions for Cooper (2 of 2)

Cooper

/ (ˈkuːpə) /


noun
  1. Anthony Ashley. See (Earl of) Shaftesbury

  2. Cary (Lynn). born 1940, British psychologist, noted for his studies of behaviour at work and the causes and treatment of stress

  1. 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

  2. Sir Henry. 1934–2011, British boxer; European heavyweight champion (1964; 1968–71)

  3. James Fenimore 1789–1851, US novelist, noted for his stories of American Indians, esp The Last of the Mohicans (1826)

  4. Leon Neil. born 1930, US physicist, noted for his work on the theory of superconductivity. He shared the Nobel prize for physics 1972

  5. Samuel 1609–72, English miniaturist

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