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cropper

crop·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [krop-er]
    • /ˈkrɒp ər/
    • /ˈkrɒp.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krop-er]
    • /ˈkrɒp ər/

Definitions of cropper word

  • noun cropper a person who cultivates or harvests a crop 3
  • noun cropper a cutting machine for removing the heads from castings and ingots 3
  • noun cropper a guillotine for cutting lengths of bar or strip 3
  • noun cropper a machine for shearing the nap from cloth 3
  • noun cropper a plant or breed of plant that will produce a certain kind of crop under specified conditions 3
  • noun cropper a variety of domestic pigeon with a puffed-out crop 3

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Origin of cropper

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; crop + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cropper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cropper popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cropper usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cropper

noun cropper

  • undoing — the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
  • humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
  • downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
  • setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

Antonyms for cropper

noun cropper

  • building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
  • success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
  • accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
  • achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
  • improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.

Top questions with cropper

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