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coop·er       [koo-per, koop-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
–verb (used with object)
2.to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).
3.to furnish or fix (usually fol. by up).
–verb (used without object)
4.to work as a cooper.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME couper < MLG kūper or MD cūper < ML cūpārius (L cūp(a) cask, vat + -ārius -ary)]
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Coo·per       [koo-per, koop-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Anthony Ashley. Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper.
2.Gary (Frank James Cooper), 1901–61, U.S. actor.
3.Hugh Lincoln, 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.
4.James Fen·i·more       [fen-uh-mawr, -mohr] Pronunciation Key, 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.
5.Leon N., born 1930, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1972.
6.Peter, 1791–1883, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.
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coop·er       (kōō'pər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   One that makes or repairs wooden barrels and tubs.


[Middle English couper, from Middle Dutch kūper, from kūpe, basket, tub; see coop.]

coop'er v., coop'er·age n.
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Coo·per       (kōō'pər, kŏŏp'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
American actor who gained fame for his portrayals of strong, quiet heroes. He won an Academy Award for Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952).

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Cooper, James Fenimore 1789-1851.  
American novelist who is best remembered for his novels of frontier life, such as The Last of the Mohicans (1826).

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Cooper, Peter 1791-1883.  
American manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist who built the first American locomotive and founded Cooper Union (1859) in New York City, which offered free courses in the arts and sciences.

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cooper

noun
1. United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) 
2. United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) 
3. United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851) 
4. a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs 

verb
1. make barrels and casks 

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Cooper Landing, AK (CDP, FIPS 17190) Location: 60.49109 N, 149.79227 W
Population (1990): 243 (281 housing units)
Area: 141.8 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99572

Cooper City, FL (city, FIPS 14125) Location: 26.04426 N, 80.28979 W
Population (1990): 20791 (7348 housing units)
Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Cooper County, MO (county, FIPS 53) Location: 38.84632 N, 92.81324 W
Population (1990): 14835 (6002 housing units)
Area: 1463.5 sq km (land), 13.5 sq km (water)

Cooper, IA Zip code(s): 50059

Cooper, TX (city, FIPS 16564) Location: 33.37184 N, 95.69048 W
Population (1990): 2153 (1039 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75432

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Cooper

Coop"er\ (?; 277), n. [From Coop.] One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, etc.

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Cooper

Coop"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coopered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coopering.] To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.

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Cooper

Coop"er\, n. Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper.

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