sloper

[ sloh-per ]

noun

a person or thing that slopes.
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.

Origin of sloper

Lindsay sloper, too, told me that Chopin declined payment for the lessons he gave him.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
Evidently Ali sloper or Suleiman was dressed in the height of local fashion.
Cupid in Africa | P. C. Wren
I could get some delicate gray cashmere, and Mrs. sloper can cut and fit it, and you and I can make it evenings.
Uncle Terry | Charles Clark Munn
It will be seen that I am describing a clever man; and this is really the reason why Dr. sloper had become a local celebrity.
Washington Square | Henry James
Dr. sloper would have liked to be proud of his daughter; but there was nothing to be proud of in poor Catherine.
Washington Square | Henry James

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