cropper n : small farmers and tenants [syn: sharecropper, sharecrop farmer]

English

Etymology 1

Noun

1. a fall; see come a cropper

Etymology 2

a bird's crop

Noun

1. a breed of domestic pigeon with large crop

Etymology 3

an agricultural crop

Noun

1. a person who nurtures and gathers a crop
2. a variety of plant producing a good harvest

   That potato I grew last year was a good cropper.

Cropper may refer to:

• Camp Cropper, a detention site near Baghdad
• Caroll C. Cropper Bridge, a bridge over the Ohio River
• Come a Cropper, to, British English idiomatic expression
• Hayley Cropper, a fictional character in Coronation Street
• Jason Cropper, an American musician, guitarist for Weezer
• Linda Cropper, an Australian television actress
• Roy Cropper, a fictional character in Coronation Street
• Steve Cropper, a soul musician

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