coper
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coper
Example Sentences
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"She was a nurturer, she was a coper," said Dr McAleese, who recently spent a day with Mrs Hume.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021
She has fondly talked in interviews of her mother, who suffered a stroke, being "a coper", of them laughing through adversity.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2012
In those last couple of decades Elizabeth Taylor became a heroic coper with ill health, a supporter of good causes, and a vociferously loyal friend to, among others, Michael Jackson.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2011
Lucy herself is seen neither as pitiable victim nor heroic coper: she is a liar, self-deceiver and ruthless exploiter of her mother's private wealth but also someone whose recovery hinges on a confrontation with truth.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2011
I’ve not seed a coper for a week or two.
From The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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