Dictionary Definition
roper
Noun
1 a decoy who lures customers into a gambling
establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
2 a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or
horses
3 a craftsman who makes ropes [syn: ropemaker, rope-maker]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat.
Extensive Definition
Roper may refer to:
In general usage
- Roper (surname)
- Roper, North Carolina, USA
- Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia
- Roper resonance, an unstable subatomic particle
- Roper Industries
- Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing
- USS Roper (DD-147), an American navy ship
- Roper, a style of Cowboy boot with a short heel and round toe
- Ropers, mascots of he Will Rogers High School
- Roper, a Whirlpool Corporation brand of household appliances
In modern culture
- Roper (band), an American Christian pop-punk band
- The
Ropers, an American sitcom
- Stanley Roper, a character in the sitcom
- George Roper, British stand-up comedian
- George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom George and Mildred
- Scott Roper, a character played by Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997 film)
- Steve Roper, a character in the comic strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
- Roper (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in a fantasy role playing game
See also
roper in German: Roper
roper in Dutch: Roper
roper in Polish: Roper