stoppers

Noun

stopper (plural stoppers)

1. Someone or something that stops something.
   • “It just shows you what women are like. A frightful sex, Bertie. There ought to be a law. I hope to live to see the day when women are no longer allowed.” “That would rather put a stopper on keeping the human race going, wouldn't it?” “Well, who wants to keep the human race going?”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX
2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
   • Put a stopper in the knot.
3. A bung or cork.
   • We need a stopper or the boat will sink.

   Synonyms:

   plug

4. (informal) Goalkeeper.
   • He's the number one stopper in the country.
5. (slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
   • Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
6. A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
   • The local train was empty at midday. She changed at Yatton and caught a stopper into Bristol. There was an express calling at Exeter which left Bristol at twelve-forty-five and she caught it by the skin of her teeth.1996, Susan Sallis, Touched by Angels, Random House, page 300

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