Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

couper

/ˈkaʊpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: couper
IPA: /ˈkaʊpə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dealer in horses or other livestock.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I think the Yorkshire story of the farmer who sold his old horse to a couper at a fair, then got very drunk on his good bargain, and bought him back at the end of the day with painted legs and filed teeth as a young horse, might have a kindred story among Daffodil-bulb buyers."
"John Henderson, a cow couper in Swinton, Berwickshire, towards the close of the last century, was very fond of a dram."

Etymology

From coup (“to exchange, barter”) + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: coup

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkaʊpə/
British English: /ˈkaʊpə/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

coupers (plural) coper (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce couper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊpə/.
What does couper mean?: A dealer in horses or other livestock.
Where does couper come from?: From coup (“to exchange, barter”) + -er.

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