Definition of cropper Cropper

/kɹɑˈpɚ/ - [kraper] - crop•per

We found 12 definitions of cropper from 5 different sources.

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What does cropper mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

cropper - small farmers and tenants
  sharecropper, sharecrop farmer
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cropper (Noun)
    A fall, a tumble; see come a cropper .
  • cropper (Noun)
    A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
  • cropper (Noun)
    A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
  • cropper (Noun)
    A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
  • cropper (Noun)
    A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cropper (n.)
    One that crops.
  • cropper (n.)
    A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
  • cropper (n.)
    A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
  • cropper (n.)
    A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cropper
    krop′ėr, n. a fall; failure.—Come a cropper, to have a fall, perhaps from phrase 'neck and crop.'

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