Meaning of Cropper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a cropper.
2. A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
3. A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
4. A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
5. A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
6. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States, named after founder James Cropper.
7. A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
8. A hamlet in Osleston and Thurvaston parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2335).

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Examples

“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.”

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