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hooper

hooper

9.8
A worker who makes and fits metal bands that hold barrels together
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːpər/
  • Archaic
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  • The skilled hooper carefully fitted the metal bands around the wooden barrels.

Examples

  • To make the wine barrels stronger, the hooper added new metal bands to secure the staves.

  • At the factory, a hooper was busy repairing the hoops that hold the barrels together.

  • The very first horror film that I ever saw or remember seeing was POLTERGEIST (1982), directed by Tobe Hooper.

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Surface Forms

hooper singular
hoopers plural

Morphology

hooper = hoop (transparent) = hoop + er

This is a regular occupational noun meaning a person who makes, fits, or repairs hoops.

Etymology

Hooper The word hooper comes from the word hoop, which means 'band' or 'ring', plus -er meaning 'a person who does something'. So a hooper is a worker who fits or repairs the metal hoops that hold a barrel together.