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dopers

dopers is the plural of doper.

Meaning of doper

Noun

doper (plural dopers)

  1. (derogatory) One who uses performance enhancing substances for competitive gain, especially illegally.
    • 2003: Sam "I can't even explain what I'm feeling right now," says CLark in rec.skiing.snowboard
      Would you care to point to some proof other than the Canuck's positive back in Nagano? If you are using that as a basis then all sports would be riddled with "dopers" especially XC skiing.
  2. (derogatory) One who frequently uses recreational drugs; a druggie; a stoner.
    • That crafty old doper breaks out a "stick" of "tea" and they sit in the sun handing it back and forth, offering the waiter a hit...1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, 1st US edition, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, part 3: In the Zone, page 375
  3. (dated) A person employed to apply dope solution during aircraft manufacture.

Questions about dopers

What is dopers the plural of?
Dopers is the plural of doper.

Words near dopers in the dictionary

  1. dopeman
  2. dopemen
  3. dopeness
  4. doper
  5. doper time
  6. dopers
  7. dopes
  8. dopes off
  9. dopes out
  10. dopes up
  11. dopesauce

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