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    cropper
    /ˈkrɒpə/

    noun

    • 1. a plant which yields a specified crop: "the white-fleshed varieties are the heaviest croppers"
    • 2. a machine or person that cuts or trims something.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCROPPER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CROPPER definition: 1. to fail badly, or to fall from a horse or have a bad accident in a vehicle: 2. to fail badly…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      to fail badly, or to fall from a horse or have a bad...

    • Polski

      cropper definicja: 1. to fail badly, or to fall from a horse...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cropperCropper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a sudden or violent failure or collapse. Synonyms. Noun (2) collapse. crash. defeat. failure. fizzle. nonachievement. nonsuccess. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cropper in a Sentence. Noun (2) more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCROPPER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a person or thing that crops. 2. a machine or workman that cuts or shears leather, nap from cloth, etc. 3. a sharecropper. 4. a plant that yields a crop.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCROPPER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to fail badly, or to fall from a horse or have a bad accident in a vehicle: If outside buyers or suppliers lose faith, a company can come a cropper very quickly. She came an almighty cropper when her back wheels hit an icy patch. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to not work or happen as intended.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of cropper – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    CROPPER definition: 1. to fall over: 2. to fail in an embarrassing way, or to make an embarrassing mistake: . Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › cropperCropper - definition of cropper by The Free Dictionary

    cropper. (ˈkrɒpə) n. 1. (Agriculture) a person who cultivates or harvests a crop. 2. (Mechanical Engineering) a. a cutting machine for removing the heads from castings and ingots. b. a guillotine for cutting lengths of bar or strip.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › croppercropper noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of cropper noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.