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Dictionary: coop·er   ('pər) pronunciation
 
n.

One that makes or repairs wooden barrels and tubs.

[Middle English couper, from Middle Dutch kūper, from kūpe, basket, tub. See coop.]

cooper coop'er v.
cooperage coop'er·age n.
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Wine Lover's Companion: cooperage; cooper
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[KOO-per-ihj] 1. The work, as well as the place of business of a cooper, a craftsman who makes or repairs barrels or casks. 2. Cooperage also describes the articles (barrels, etc.) made by a cooper. 3. In wineries, cooperage refers to the wine storage capacity in such containers.

 
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
  Synonym: barrel maker


The verb cooper has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: work as a cooper

Meaning #2: make barrels and casks


 
Translations: Cooper
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bødker
v. tr. - reparere
v. intr. - udføre bødkerarbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
kuiper, kuipen

Français (French)
n. - tonnelier
v. tr. - faire/réparer des tonneaux
v. intr. - être tonnelier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faßhersteller
v. - reparieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βαρελοποιός, βαρελάς
v. - κατασκευάζω ή επισκευάζω βαρέλια

Italiano (Italian)
bottaio, fare il bottaio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tanoeiro (m)
v. - tanoar

Русский (Russian)
бондарь

Español (Spanish)
n. - tonelero, cubero
v. tr. - fabricar o reparar toneles
v. intr. - fabricar toneles, fabricar o reparar toneles

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tunnbindare
v. - lagga tunnor, laga tunnor

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
桶匠, 修桶匠, 箍或修, 箍桶, 修桶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 桶匠, 修桶匠
v. tr. - 箍或修
v. intr. - 箍桶, 修桶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통 제조업자
v. tr. - 통을 만들다, 수선하다
v. intr. - 통 제조업을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おけ屋, 桶屋, 酒屋, 混合黒ビール
v. - やっ付ける, 桶屋をする, 樽に詰める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صانع براميل (فعل) يصنع أو يصلح براميل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מייצר חביות, חבתן‬
v. tr. - ‮ייצר או תיקן חבית‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד בייצור או בתיקון חביות‬


 
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