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cooper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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coo·per /ˈkuːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  TICBOsomeone who makes barrels 制桶工人
Examples from the Corpus
cooperIt is coopers ation in the sense that both want the best for the other.As well as seeing how whisky is made, visitors to the Glenfiddich Distillery can see coopers making oak casks.The coopers and carpenters surged forward.It was almost impossible to know which were coopers and carpenters and which smiths.
Origin cooper (1400-1500) Middle Dutch cuper, from cupe; → COOP
coo·per nounChineseSyllable
makes someone Corpus barrels who


cooper
cooper /ˈkuːpə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Middle Dutch
 Origin: cuper, from cupe; coop
someone who makes barrels


Cooper
I
Cooper, Alice
(1948–) a US heavy metal singer whose songs include School's Out.

II
Cooper, Gary /ˈɡæri/
(1901–61) a US film actor who often appeared as characters who were very brave and determined, and did not speak much. His most famous film is the western High Noon (1952), where he defends himself against a group of violent men.

III
Cooper, Henry
(1934–) a British boxer who was European HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION from 1968 to 1969, and from 1970 to 1971. He is known for having hit Muhammed Ali so hard that he fell down when they fought in 1963. His official title is Sir Henry Cooper.

IV
Cooper, James Fenimore /dʒeɪmz ˈfenɪmɔːʳ/
(1789–1851) a US writer who wrote novels about Native Americans and life on the American frontier, including The Deerslayer and The Last of the Mohicans

V
Cooper, Tommy
(1921–84) a British comedian, known for wearing a fez (=a Muslim hat), for doing silly magic tricks that did not work, and for saying ‘Just like that!’


coop·erBrE /ˈkuːpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkuːpər/ 🔊 nouna person who makes barrels 制桶工人;箍桶匠