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cropper

noun

Etymology

From crop + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational suffix), in reference to agricultural crops.

  1. inherited from *grewb-✻
  2. inherited from *kruppaz✻
  3. inherited from *kropp✻
  4. inherited from cropp
  5. inherited from crop
  6. suffixed as cropper — “crop + er”

Definitions

  1. A fall, a tumble

    A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.

    • You're riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.

  2. A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.

  3. A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A variety of plant producing a good harvest.

      • The mango tree cannot be regarded as a reliable cropper.

    2. A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

    3. An English surname originating as an occupation for a cropper.

    4. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States, named after…

      An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States, named after founder James Cropper.

    5. A hamlet in Osleston and Thurvaston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire,…

      A hamlet in Osleston and Thurvaston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2335).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA