CROPPER

sharecropper, cropper, sharecrop farmer

(noun) small farmers and tenants

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

cropper (plural croppers)

(normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble.

Etymology 2

Noun

cropper (plural croppers)

A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.

Etymology 3

Noun

cropper (plural croppers)

A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.

A variety of plant producing a good harvest.

Etymology 4

Noun

cropper (plural croppers)

A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

Proper noun

Cropper

An English occupational surname for a cropper.

Source: Wiktionary

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Crop"per (krp"pr), n.

1. One that crops.

2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.

3. (Mech.)

Definition: A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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