"Roper" meaning in English

See Roper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun roper * As a north/Low German surname for the town crier, from Middle Low German ropen (“to call”), from Old Saxon hrōpan. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|gml|ropen|t=to call}} Middle Low German ropen (“to call”), {{der|en|osx|hrōpan}} Old Saxon hrōpan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Roper
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Roper-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. Categories (place): Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in North Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roper-en-name-1nMp7qZo
  3. The Roper River (a river in the Katherine Region, Northern Territory, Australia) Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Australia, Rivers in Australia, Rivers in the Northern Territory, Australia
    Sense id: en-Roper-en-name-Gorv34oH
  4. (Northern Territory, slang) Ngukurr (a town in Roper Gulf, Katherine Region, Northern Territory, Australia) Tags: slang Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in the Northern Territory, Australia
    Sense id: en-Roper-en-name-wC8Mjc5Q Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Northern Territory English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nicknames for places Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 26 7 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 24 3 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 26 2 66 Disambiguation of Nicknames for places: 14 21 2 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Roper Bar, Roper Gulf, Roper River, Roper River Creole
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