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Synonyms of roper

6 similar words

Another word for roper is roper-in. Other synonyms of roper are outside man, lugger, picker-up, runner and steerer.

Synonyms and similar words for roper

nounSynonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).

  • outside manAn accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.

nounA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

  • luggerA person hired to locate potential customers and bring them to a gambling establishment.
  • picker-upA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  • roper-inSynonym of roper (“person hired to bring potential customers to a gambling establishment”).
  • runnerA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  • steererA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

Meaning of roper

  1. noun A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
  2. noun One who ropes goods; a packer.
  3. noun Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).

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Questions about synonyms of roper

What is another word for roper?
Roper has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as roper-in, outside man, lugger, picker-up, runner and steerer.
What does roper mean?
Roper means a ropemaker (a maker of ropes).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: roper (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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