See Also: roper(dictionary)
Roper Hospital(health)
Roper River(encyclopedia)

roper (iou)



roper noun. ME.
[from ROPE noun1, verb + -ER1.]
A person who makes ropes. ME.
A person who uses a lasso. Chiefly US. E19.
A gambling-house decoy. Also roper-in. M19.
A jockey who prevents a horse from winning by holding it back; a person who intentionally loses a race. L19.