roper

Significat (Anglès)

1. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.
2. (dated) A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
3. One who ropes goods; a packer.
4. (slang) Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).
5. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
6. (slang) An undercover informer.
7. Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims.

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rope

• Noun
• Verb

Llegeix-ne més

Sinònims

ropemaker

rope-maker

packer

splicer

twiner

Traduccions

lanciatore di lazo

cordaio

cordelero

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pakker

σχοινοποιός

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊpə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: roper

In summary

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