Etymology

roper

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Today it means: A ropemaker (a maker of ropes). Full definition →

Middle English roper
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roper · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromroper
  2. English todayroper

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

Roper · proper noun2

  1. Old Saxon · derived fromhrōpan
  2. Middle Low German · derived fromropen“to call”
  3. English todayRoper

* As an English surname, from the noun roper * As a north/Low German surname for the town crier, from Middle Low German ropen (“to call”), from Old Saxon hrōpan.

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