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mopper

UK/ˈmɒpə/US/ˈmɒpəɹ/

mopper noun: one who mops (uses a mop).

Noun

mopper (plural moppers)

  1. One who mops (uses a mop).
    • the kitchen mopper was a short female Asian averting her gaze.2004, Janet Kieffer, Food Chain: Short Stories, Lost Horse Press, →ISBN, page 58
    • A couple of moppers were then sent into the coffee-room with their proper implements, and quickly removed the soiling the floor had sustained.1839, John Briggs, The history of Jim Crow, Smallfield and Son, page 266
  2. One who mops (makes grimaces).
    • moppers and mowers

Forms of mopper

pluralmoppers

Origin of mopper

From mop + -er.

Words formed from mopper

Words that rhyme with mopper

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about mopper

What does mopper mean?
Mopper means one who mops (uses a mop).
What part of speech is mopper?
Mopper is a noun.
How do you pronounce mopper?
Mopper is pronounced /ˈmɒpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mopper?
The plural of mopper is moppers.

Words near mopper in the dictionary

  1. mopped
  2. mopped down
  3. mopped the floor with someone
  4. mopped up
  5. mopped up the ice
  6. mopper
  7. mopper-up
  8. moppers
  9. moppers-up
  10. moppet
  11. moppetry

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