horse-coper

[ hawrs-koh-per ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

First recorded in 1675–85

At first Edward had better luck with his Lieutenant, a certain horse-coper or dealer.

Fenley, a groom and horse coper on the one hand, and the dark daughter of a Calcutta merchant on the other.

What can you guess what Maximus thinks, you old horse-coper?

No one suspected amongst the Romany that he was anything else but a horse-coper.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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