Meaning of Sloper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something which angles or slopes, as distinguished from one that is vertical or horizontal.
   informal
2. A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold.
3. A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created.
4. An assistant or apprentice cutter.
   obsolete
5. A member of the peerage who has fallen from wealth but maintains social contacts.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“If one saw⟳ only the Rheims benches, one would scarcely prefer⟳ the slopers to horizontal retorts with good stoking machinery ; as for instance the Ross stoker at the Cincinnati gas works.”

“Yeah, that new pair of half-slopers really works — a lot better than the old inverted-V they're made from, ha ha!”

“The wages of slopers, so far as they have⟳ been found designated as such on the pay⟳ rolls, are given in Table 63.”

“In this work⟳ he displayed an energy and courage that not only disgusted the slopers, but likewise astonished the police authorities.”

CEFR level