roper

A noun referring to a person who lures customers into a gambling establishment, a cowboy who uses a lasso, or a craftsman who makes ropes.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne qui attire des clients vers une maison de jeu, un cow-boy maniant le lasso, ou un artisan qui fabrique des cordes.

1. Gambling decoy C1 informal american

   A person who entices or lures customers into a gambling establishment, often one where the games are fixed.

   • The roper convinced the tourist to try his luck at the backroom poker table.
   • Old-time casinos often employed a roper to bring in wealthy marks.
   • He worked as a roper for the saloon, drawing in gamblers with promises of easy money.

   🇫🇷Rabatteur de maison de jeu

   Synonymes: decoyshill

2. Cowboy with a lasso B2 formal american sport

   A cowboy or ranch hand who uses a lasso to catch cattle or horses.

   • The skilled roper lassoed the runaway calf in seconds.
   • Every year, the rodeo features a competition for the best roper.
   • He learned to be a roper from his father on the family ranch.

   🇫🇷Vachere au lasso

   Synonymes: buckaroovaquero

3. Rope maker B2 formal

   A craftsman who manufactures ropes from fibers or other materials.

   • The roper twisted the hemp fibers into a strong, durable rope.
   • In the old days, a roper was an essential trade in every port town.
   • The roper's workshop was filled with coils of rope of various thicknesses.

   🇫🇷cordier

   Synonymes: rope-makerropemaker