different between roper vs ropey

English

Etymology

rope +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????p?(?)/

Noun

roper (plural ropers)

1. Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.
2. (dated) A maker of ropes.

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3. One who ropes goods; a packer.
4. (archaic, slang) A crafty fellow; one fit to be hanged.

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5. (slang) Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”)
   • 1968, Marvin B. Scott, The Racing Game (page 110)

     The "roper" will inform the mark that such horses can't be picked out of the Form; what one needs is inside information.

   • 2012, Wilbur R. Miller, The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America

     For example, one person may have a specialty in cooling off the mark, while another is able to lure in the mark with ease; these people may be referred to as the “roper” or the “outside man”.

6. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

   Synonyms: lugger, picker-up, runner, steerer

Anagrams

• Perro, porer, prore, repro

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

roper

1. present of rope

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

roper

1. present of ropa

English

Adjective

ropey (comparative more ropey, superlative most ropey)

1. Alternative spelling of ropy

Anagrams

• Poyer, pyore