roper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: roper	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for roper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roper n a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game) a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses a craftsman who makes ropes Synonym(s): ropemaker, rope-maker, roper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roper \Rop"er\, n. 1. A maker of ropes. --P. Plowman. 2. One who ropes goods; a packer. 3. One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] --Douce.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Roper, NC (town, FIPS 57740) Location: 35.87742 N, 76.61709 W Population (1990): 669 (260 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27970