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Roper

An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.

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noun

1
An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.

noun

1
Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.
2
A maker of ropes.
3
One who ropes goods; a packer.
4
A crafty fellow; one fit to be hanged.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Roper"

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Word	Definition
trevornoun	A male given name from Welsh, from Welsh Trefor. Popular in the UK in the 1950s and the 1960s.
ropemakernoun	A maker of ropes.
robemakernoun	A maker of robes.
roperynoun	A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
ropewalkernoun	An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
roapnoun	Obsolete form of rope. [(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.]
ropedancernoun	Alternative form of rope dancer. [(dated) A tightrope walker; an acrobat.]
robandnoun	(nautical) A ropeband.
robbinnoun	(archaic or historical) A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities used to be exported from Southeast Asia.
rippiernoun	Alternative form of ripper (“one who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns”). [Something that rips something else.]
gift ropenoun	(nautical, archaic) A tow rope.
rovernoun	A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
raipnoun	—
roysternoun	A surname.
roisterernoun	One who roisters; a reveller.
manropenoun	(nautical) Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship.
raftsmannoun	A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.
ropeyarnnoun	Alternative form of rope yarn. [The yarn or thread composing the strands of a rope.]
rappellernoun	One who rappels (descends by rope).
yard ropenoun	Alternative form of yard-rope. [(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.]