mopper

mopper

See also: möpper

English

Etymology

    From mop + -er.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mopper (plural moppers)

    1. One who mops (uses a mop).
      • 2004, Janet Kieffer, Food Chain: Short Stories, Lost Horse Press, →ISBN, page 58:
        the kitchen mopper was a short female Asian averting her gaze.
      • 1839, John Briggs, The history of Jim Crow, Smallfield and Son, page 266:
        A couple of moppers were then sent into the coffee-room with their proper implements, and quickly removed the soiling the floor had sustained.
    2. One who mops (makes grimaces).
      moppers and mowers

    Derived terms

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɔpər

    Verb

    mopper

    1. inflection of mopperen:
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
      3. imperative

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Noun

    mopper m

    1. indefinite plural of mopp

    Verb

    mopper

    1. present of moppe