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roper

ro·per

UK/ˈɹəʊpə(ɹ)/ US/ˈroʊpɜr/ uncommon dated slang

noun

1.

a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

2.

a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

3.

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

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Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun roper * As a north/Low German surname for the town crier, from Middle Low German ropen (“to call”), from Old Saxon hrōpan.

Phrases

  • goat roper
  • Roper Bar
  • Roper Gulf
  • Roper River
  • Roper River Creole

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