sloper

American  

[sloh-per] / ˈsloʊ pər /

noun

1. a person or thing that slopes.

2. Tailoring.  a basic pattern developed on paper by drafting or in cloth by draping, but with seam allowances omitted, used as a tool to create other patterns.

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Etymology

Origin of sloper

slope + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The role completes an intriguing pairing for Chastain with the only other Broadway part she’s played: that of Catherine Sloper, in a 2012 revival of “The Heiress.”

From Washington Post

Chastain last appeared on Broadway a decade ago, when she starred in “The Heiress” as Catherine Sloper, a dowdy, awkward aristocrat.

From New York Times

Roads around the Cardiff City Stadium may be shut two hours before and two hours after the game with Cardiff council warning of closures to Bessemer Road, Sloper Road and Leckwith Road.

From BBC

He said he works in construction and his wife works in the oil industry, and they liked that Palin’s now ex-husband was a “Sloper,” working on the North Slope oil fields of Alaska.

From Washington Post

And yet, no less than her contemporary Catherine Sloper, struggling north of the Mason-Dixon line, Melanie turns out to be no pushover.

From Los Angeles Times