cooper
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1coo·per
noun \ˈkü-pər, ˈku̇-\Definition of COOPER
: one that makes or repairs wooden casks or tubs
See Origin of COOPER
Middle English couper, cowper, from Middle Dutch cūper (from cūpe cask) or Middle Low German kūper, from kūpe cask; Middle Dutch cūpe & Middle Low German kūpe, from Latin cupa; akin to Greek kypellon cup — more at hive
First Known Use: 14th century
2cooper
verbcoo·peredcoo·per·ing \ˈkü-p(ə-)riŋ, ˈku̇-\
Definition of COOPER
transitive verb
: to work as a cooper on
intransitive verb
: to work at or do coopering
First Known Use of COOPER
1720
Cooper
biographical nameDefinition of COOPER
Anthony Ashley — see shaftesbury
Coo·per
biographical name \ˈkü-pər, ˈku̇-\Definition of COOPER
James Fen*i*more \ˈfen-ə-ˌmȯr\ 1789–1851 Am. nov.
Cooper
biographical nameDefinition of COOPER
Leon Neil 1930– Am. physicist
Cooper
biographical nameDefinition of COOPER
Peter 1791–1883 Am. manufacturer & philanthropist
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