sloper

[ sloh-per ]

noun

1. a person or thing that slopes.
2. Tailoring. a basic pattern developed on paper by drafting or in cloth by draping, but with seam allowances omitted, used as a tool to create other patterns.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloper¹

slope + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Lindsay Sloper, too, told me that Chopin declined payment for the lessons he gave him.

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Evidently Ali Sloper or Suleiman was dressed in the height of local fashion.

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I could get some delicate gray cashmere, and Mrs. Sloper can cut and fit it, and you and I can make it evenings.

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It will be seen that I am describing a clever man; and this is really the reason why Dr. Sloper had become a local celebrity.

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Dr. Sloper would have liked to be proud of his daughter; but there was nothing to be proud of in poor Catherine.

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