CROPPER


Meaning of CROPPER in English

I. ˈkrä-pər noun

Date: 15th century

1. : one that crops

2. : one that raises crops ; specifically : sharecropper

II. noun

Etymology: probably from English dialect crop neck, from crop (I)

Date: 1850

1. : a severe fall

2. : a sudden or violent failure or collapse

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.