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• cooper
  cooper

  noun

  a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
• Cooper
  Cooper

  noun

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

cooper

¹ American  

[koo-per, koop-er] / ˈku pər, ˈkʊp ər /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

1. to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).

2. to furnish or fix (usually followed byup ).

verb (used without object)

1. to work as a cooper.

Cooper ² American  

[koo-per, koop-er] / ˈku pər, ˈkʊp ər /

noun

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

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

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

4. James Fenimore 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.

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

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

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Cooper ¹ British  

/ 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

3. 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

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

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

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

7. Samuel 1609–72, English miniaturist

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cooper ² British  

/ ˈkuːpə /

noun

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

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verb

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

2. (intr) to work as a cooper

Other Word Forms

• uncoopered
  adjective
• undercooper
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cooper

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

Example Sentences

"There is no such thing as a kill switch," Cooper told AFP, adding companies "want to comply with laws wherever they're doing business".

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Cooper said the outcome of the meeting reflected the divided nature of the authority.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

After 20 years as a correspondent on CBS’ ‘60 Minutes,’ Anderson Cooper is leaving.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Cooper found Beatty likely to succeed in claiming the board violated its legal duty in voting to close the cultural arts center, and blocked that for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“All right. Tell Mrs. Cooper I said hello.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper