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
Leaving five men on the coper, to man it—three on deck and two in the saloon—he returned to his cutter, taking Charlie and Ping Wang with him.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
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