couper
/ˈkaʊpə/
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Australia/ˈkaʊpə/
couper noun: a dealer in horses or other livestock.
Noun
couper (plural coupers)
- A dealer in horses or other livestock.
- I think the Yorkshire story of the farmer who sold his old horse to a couper at a fair, then got very drunk on his good bargain, and bought him back at the end of the day with painted legs and filed teeth as a young horse, might have a kindred story among Daffodil-bulb buyers.1893, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, page 95
- John Henderson, a cow couper in Swinton, Berwickshire, towards the close of the last century, was very fond of a dram.1896, Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland, page 421
Forms of couper
| plural | coupers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | coper |
Origin of couper
From coup (“to exchange, barter”) + -er.
Questions about couper
- What does couper mean?
- Couper means a dealer in horses or other livestock.
- What part of speech is couper?
- Couper is a noun.
- How do you pronounce couper?
- Couper is pronounced /ˈkaʊpə/ (Australia).
- What is the plural of couper?
- The plural of couper is coupers.
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