undercooper

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noun

A subordinate cooper.

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Meanings

nounundercooper (plural undercoopers)

plural undercoopers

  1. A subordinate cooper.

    The chief cooper saw to it that wood was supplied, the bishop's cellar master furnished the hoops, and the undercoopers kept things tight.

    1899, Annual Report of the American Historical Association, page 423

Origin

From under- + cooper.

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APA

undercooper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercooper

MLA

“undercooper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercooper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercooper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercooper.

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