roper
Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊpə(ɹ)/
The English word “roper” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
- One who ropes goods; a packer.
- Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- An undercover informer.
- Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims.
Etymology
From Middle English roper, ropere; equivalent to rope + -er.
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