roper

/R OW1 P ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.

noun
  1. 1

    Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.

  2. 2

    A maker of ropes.

  3. 3

    One who ropes goods; a packer.

  4. 4

    A crafty fellow; one fit to be hanged.

  5. 5

    A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

    syn:luggerpicker-uprunnersteerer

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