a person whose work is making or repairing barrels and casks
Origin of cooper
Middle English couper from Middle Dutch cuper from Late Latin cuparius from Classical Latin cupa, a cask: see coop to make or repair (barrels and casks)
cooper
coop·erCooper
- (born Frank James Cooper) 1901-61; U.S. film actor
- 1789-1851; U.S. novelist
- 1791-1883; U.S. inventor, industrialist, & philanthropist
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cooper
noun
A person who makes or repairs wooden barrels and tubs.
Origin of cooper
Middle English couper from Middle Dutch kūper from kūpe basket, tub ; see coop .Related Forms:
- coop′er
verb
- coop′er·age
noun
cooper
Heating dampened staves allows a cooper to bend the staves, giving them the curve needed to construct a barrel.
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Noun
(plural coopers)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present coopers, present participle coopering, simple past and past participle coopered)
- (now rare) To make and repair barrels etc.
Origin
coop + -er
Proper noun
- An English occupational surname derived from cooper.
- A male given name, transferred from the surname.
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