coper
One who copes.
Noun
- One who copes.
- And people who were adaptive copers early in life are likely to cope successfully with the losses that they encounter late in life. - 2001, Lawrence C. R. Snyder, Coping with Stress, page 244:
Origin
Etymology tree Old French couperder. English cope Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coper From cope + -er.
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Noun UK
- A floating grogshop supplying the North Sea fishing industry.
Origin
Related to Dutch kopen (“to buy”), German Low German kopen (“to buy”). Compare copeman.
Forms
Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of couper (“a dealer in animals”).
Forms
Verb
- To supply the North Sea fishing industry from a floating grogshop.