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Definition of "hooper" [hoop•er]

  • A maker or repairer of barrels and tubs; a cooper. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hooper" in a sentence
  • "A beautiful shot of a fire hooper from the Winterfest Fire Festival at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington."
  • "She said, The quality I most admire in a hooper is the determination to assert one’s own style and creativity."
  • "While everyone who is a hooper is already a winner, those receiving a 2010 Hoopie Award will be announced on Monday, January 25th, 2010."