Meanings
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noun
a craftsperson who makes or repairs wooden barrels, casks, buckets, and similar vessels
The cooper tightened the iron hoops around the newly made barrel.
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verb
to make or repair a barrel, cask, or similar wooden vessel
The workshop continued to cooper barrels for the nearby brewery.
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Etymology
From Middle English couper, an occupational name related to coop, meaning a barrel, cask, or other wooden container, + the agent suffix -er. The occupation also produced the common surname Cooper.