Cooper Definition

ko͝opər
coopers
noun
coopers
A person whose work is making or repairing barrels and casks.
Webster's New World
A person who makes or repairs wooden barrels and tubs.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • peter cooper
  • Frank Cooper
  • gary cooper
  • james fenimore cooper
  • barrel-maker
verb
coopers
To make or repair (barrels and casks)
Webster's New World
pronoun

An English occupational surname​ derived from cooper.

Wiktionary
A male given name, transferred from the surname.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Cooper

Noun

Singular:
cooper
Plural:
coopers

Origin of Cooper

  • Middle English couper from Middle Dutch kūper from kūpe basket, tub coop

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English couper from Middle Dutch kūper from kūpe basket, tub coop

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • coop +‎ -er

    From Wiktionary

Cooper Sentence Examples

  • Anderson Cooper was born to be a reporter.

  • It made for the Barcoo (Cooper's Creek), Burke and ins.

  • He is probably best known, however, as the founder of the Cooper Union (q.v.).

  • Leaving the main body of his party at Menindie on the Darling under a man named Wright, Burke, with seven men, five horses and sixteen camels, pushed on for Cooper's Creek, the understanding being that Wright should follow him in easy stages to the depot proposed to be there established.

  • Wright frittered away his time in the district beyond the Darling and did not attempt to follow the party to Cooper's Creek, and Burke, tired of waiting, determined to push on.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOO

Words Ending With

RERPER

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With R