cooper: Meaning and Definition of
coop•er
Pronunciation: (k'pur, koop'ur), [key]
— n.
- a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
—v.t.
- to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).
- to furnish or fix (usually fol. by up).
—v.i.
- to work as a cooper.
Coo•per
Pronunciation: (k'pur, koop'ur), [key]
— n.
- See
- 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.
- 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.
- born 1930, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1972.
- 1791–1833, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.
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