Roper

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Roper, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    613
     Housing Units (2000): 268
     Land area (2000):     0.867205 sq. miles (2.246051 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.867205 sq. miles (2.246051 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            57740
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             35.875877 N, 76.614905 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     27970
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Roper, NC
      Roper