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cooper

/ˈkuː.pər/

2 entries

noun

/ˈkuː.pər/C2formal
  • ruКвалифицированный ремесленник, который изготавливает или ремонтирует деревянные бочки, бочонки и подобные ёмкости.

A skilled craftsperson who constructs or repairs wooden barrels, casks, and similar containers.

  1. Barrel makerC1formal

    A skilled craftsperson who makes or repairs wooden barrels, casks, and other similar containers.

    ruБондарь

    • The cooper carefully shaped the wooden staves for the barrel.
    • In the old days, every winery employed a cooper to maintain their casks.
    • The cooper's workshop smelled of oak and sawdust.
Forms
  • coopers plural form
  • coopers' possessive plural form
  • cooper's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈkuː.pər/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий изготавливать или ремонтировать бочки или бочонки; также используется в переносном смысле для обозначения починки или исправления.

An archaic verb meaning to make or repair barrels or casks; also used figuratively to mean to mend or patch up.

  1. Make barrels and casksC1formal

    To make or repair barrels, casks, and other wooden containers.

    ruИзготавливать бочки

    • The craftsman learned to cooper from his father.
    • They cooper the oak staves into wine barrels.
    • He spent years learning how to cooper traditional casks.