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coper

American  
[koh-per] / ˈkoʊ pər /

noun

British.
  1. a horse dealer.


coper British  
/ ˈkəʊpə /

noun

  1. a horse-dealer

"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

Etymology

Origin of coper

First recorded in 1600–10; cope 4 + -er 1


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

A terrible affair had happened to him; but not quite so bad as being married to the Honourable Geraldine Courtney—otherwise Kate the coper!

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid

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