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cooper
1[ koo-per, koop-er ]
noun
- a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).
- to furnish or fix (usually followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
- to work as a cooper.
Cooper
2[ koo-per, koop-er ]
noun
- Anthony Ashley. 1st, 3rd, and 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
- Gary Frank James Cooper, 1901–61, U.S. actor.
- Hugh Lincoln, 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.
- James Fen·i·more [fen, -, uh, -mawr, -mohr], 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.
- Leon N., born 1930, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1972.
- Peter, 1791–1883, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.
Cooper
1/ ˈkuːpə /
noun
- See ShaftesburyAnthony Ashley. See (Earl of) Shaftesbury
- CooperCary (Lynn)1940MBritishSCIENCE: psychologist Cary ( Lynn ). born 1940, British psychologist, noted for his studies of behaviour at work and the causes and treatment of stress
- CooperGary19011961MUSFILMS AND TV: actor Gary, real name Frank James Cooper. 1901–61, US film actor; his many films include Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952), for both of which he won Oscars
- CooperSir Henry19342011MBritishSPORT AND GAMES: boxer Sir Henry. 1934–2011, British boxer; European heavyweight champion (1964; 1968–71)
- CooperJames Fenimore17891851MUSWRITING: novelist James Fenimore 1789–1851, US novelist, noted for his stories of American Indians, esp The Last of the Mohicans (1826)
- CooperLeon Neil1930MUSSCIENCE: physicist Leon Neil. born 1930, US physicist, noted for his work on the theory of superconductivity. He shared the Nobel prize for physics 1972
- CooperSamuel16091672MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: miniaturist Samuel 1609–72, English miniaturist
cooper
2/ ˈkuːpə /
noun
- Also calledhooper a person skilled in making and repairing barrels, casks, etc
verb
- tr to make or mend (barrels, casks, etc)
- intr to work as a cooper
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- un·coopered adjective
- under·cooper noun
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Origin of cooper1
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Example Sentences
Annie Lee Cooper, well played by Winfrey, is shown trying but failing to register to vote.
We are not told that Cooper had been able to vote without hindrance when she lived in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Cooper had little Alexis pose for a picture on the exact spot there Garner was pinned.
A 25-year-old man named Alexander Cooper strode up the sidewalk holding his 3-year-old daughter, Alexis, by the hand.
Cooper spoke of how pained he was that Garner will never get that chance with his own kids.
Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.
Well, I am either a tailor or a cooper, and for the life of me I can't tell which: at any rate, I'm either one or the other.
The day was a wet one, and no one had ventured out except Sir James Cooper.
Lady Margaret Cooper, having a fellow-feeling for an invalid, sat near the sick boy.
Where, while we could not speak with him, his chief man (Mr. Cooper) did give us a cup of good sack.
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