hooper

American  

[hoo-per, hoop-er] / ˈhu pər, ˈhʊp ər /

noun

1. a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.

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hooper British  

/ ˈhuːpə /

noun

1. a rare word for cooper

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Etymology

Origin of hooper

1375–1425; late Middle English. See hoop, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The home side had grabbed the only try of a physical first half through Luke James as they led 19-6, with Tom Curry and Exeter's Tom Hooper both shown yellow cards.

From BBC

Kristina Hooper is chief market strategist at Man Group, which manages alternative investments.

From MarketWatch

Australia, for whom first-choice fly-half James O'Connor, lock Will Skelton and Exeter pair Tom Hooper and Len Ikitau were tied to their clubs and unavailable for a Test taking place outside the international window, play Italy next weekend before fixtures against Ireland and France.

From BBC

Australia, who were missing Exeter pair Len Ikitau and Tom Hooper and giant La Rochelle lock Will Skelton for a Test taking place outside the Test window, suffered for their lack of depth.

From BBC

Schmidt, who will hand over the head coach role to Les Kiss next year, is also unable to pick experienced fly-half James O'Connor, now with Leicester Tigers, and Exeter Chiefs duo Len Ikitau and Tom Hooper.

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