Coper

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    A floating grogshop supplying the North Sea fishing industry. British
  3. 3
    Alternative form of couper (“a dealer in animals”). alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To supply the North Sea fishing industry from a floating grogshop. British

Example

More examples

"And people who were adaptive copers early in life are likely to cope successfully with the losses that they encounter late in life."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cope + -er.

Etymology 2

Related to Dutch kopen (“to buy”), German Low German kopen (“to buy”). Compare copeman.

Related phrases

grog shopnorth sea

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