ROPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roper mean? 

• ROPER (noun)
  The noun ROPER has 3 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: ROPER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("roper" is a kind of...):

decoy; steerer (a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot))

Derivation:

rope (catch with a lasso)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("roper" is a kind of...):

cattleman; cowboy; cowhand; cowherd; cowman; cowpoke; cowpuncher; puncher (a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback)

Derivation:

rope (catch with a lasso)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A craftsman who makes ropes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

rope-maker; ropemaker; roper

Hypernyms ("roper" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)