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mopper-up
[ mop-er-uhp ]
/ ˈmɒp ərˈʌp /
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noun, plural mop·pers-up.
a person or thing that mops up.
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Origin of mopper-up
1930–35; verb phrase mop up + -er1
Words nearby mopper-up
mopes, mopey, mopish, mopoke, MOPP, mopper-up, moppet, mopping-up, M.Opt., mop-up, mop up the floor with
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