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roper.

Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹəʊpə(ɹ)/
  1. Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.

    agent · form-of
  2. A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).

    dated
  3. One who ropes goods; a packer.

  4. Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).

    slang
  5. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

  6. An undercover informer.

    slang
  7. Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English roper, ropere; equivalent to rope + -er.

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