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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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 craftsman who makes ropes;
[syn: ropemaker, rope-maker, roper]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Roper \Rop"er\, n.
   1. A maker of ropes. --P. Plowman.
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   2. One who ropes goods; a packer.
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   3. One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] --Douce.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

roper
    n 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 craftsman who makes ropes [syn: ropemaker, rope-maker,
       roper]