hooper

ˈhʊpər

Definition

Definition of hooper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

person who plays basketball

The hooper scored the winning basket in the final seconds.

baller

basketball player

barrel making

Rare

person who puts hoops on barrels

Rare

The hooper skillfully secured the barrel with metal hoops.

cooper

birds

Dated

type of European wild swan

Dated

The hooper is often seen in the wetlands during winter.

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type of European wild swan

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hula hooper

person who uses a hula hoop for fun, exercise, or performance

The hula hooper amazed the crowd with her tricks.

Origin of hooper

English, hoop (barrel ring) + er (agent)

Examples of hooper in a sentence

Every hooper dreams of playing in the NBA.
The hooper crafted barrels with precision and care.
As a hooper, he ensured each barrel was perfectly round.
A hooper was spotted near the lake yesterday.
Hoopers migrate to warmer regions in the spring.

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French:basketteur, tonnelier, ...
German:Basketballspieler, Reifenschmied, ...
Italian:cestista, bottaio, ...
Spanish:basquetbolista, tonelero, ...
Portuguese:jogador de basquetebol, aroeiro, ...
Chinese:篮球运动员, 箍桶匠, ...
Japanese:バスケットボール選手, 樽職人, ...
Arabic:لاعِب كُرة السَلّة, مُطَوِّقُ بَرَامِيل, ...
Hebrew:כַּדּוּרְסְלָן, חוֹבֵק חָבִיּוֹת, ...
Russian:баскетболист, бондарь, ...
Ukrainian:баскетболіст, бондар, ...
Hindi:हूपर, घेरा लगाने वाला, ...
Bengali:হুপার, ব্যারেল প্রস্তুতকারক, ...
Catalan:jugador de bàsquet, cercador, ...
Czech:basketbalista, pracovník nasazující obruče na sudy, ...
Danish:basketspiller, båndsætter, ...
Dutch:hooper, kuiper, ...
Greek:μπασκετμπολίστας, βαρελοποιός, ...
Hungarian:kosárlabdázó, abroncsozó, ...
Khmer:កីឡាករបាល់បោះ, អ្នកដាក់រង្វង់ដែកលើធុងឈើ, ...
Korean:농구 선수, 통 제조공, ...
Persian:بسکتبالیست, حلقه‌گذار, ...
Polish:koszykarz, bednarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):basquetebolista, tanoeiro, ...
Romanian:baschetbalist, dogar, ...
Swedish:hooper, tunnbindare, ...
Thai:นักบาสเกตบอล, ช่างใส่ห่วง, ...
Turkish:basketbolcu, fıçı ustası, ...
Vietnamese:cầu thủ bóng rổ, người đóng vòng, ...

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