cropper
/kɹˈɑpɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.53 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
name
An English surname originating as an occupation for a cropper.
name
An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States, named after founder James Cropper.
name
A hamlet in Osleston and Thurvaston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2335).
Example Sentences
- "But to myself I thought: ‘Considering that for eight whole years I sat on the front bench as top of the class while he drifted about somewhere in the middle, he can hardly fail to nourish a wish, left over from his schooldays, that some day or other I may come a complete cropper.’"
- "You're riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper."
- "The mango tree cannot be regarded as a reliable cropper."