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cooper (ko̵̅o̅p′ər)

noun

a person whose work is making or repairing barrels and casks

Etymology: ME couper < MDu cuper < LL cuparius < L cupa, a cask: see coop

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or repair (barrels and casks)
Cooper definition

Cooper (ko̵̅o̅p′ər)

  1. Cooper, Gary (born Frank James Cooper) 1901-61; U.S. film actor
  2. ()
    Cooper, James Fenimore (fen′ə mō̂r′) 1789-1851; U.S. novelist
  3. Cooper, Peter 1791-1883; U.S. inventor, industrialist, & philanthropist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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