Definition of "sloper" []

• A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold. (noun)

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• "Her husband, Todd, is a longtime employee of BP, but, as Palin points out, the "First Dude" is a blue-collar "sloper," a fieldworker on the North Slope, a cherished occupation in the state."
• "Bandages on hands, feet, and, in some cases, heads, were the popular form of adornment, and the man who did not have some part of his anatomy decorated in this way was looked upon as a "sloper," or one who ran away from work."
• "This is a guy who works with his hands as a "sloper" in the oil business and as a commercial fisherman."