stooper

Definition of Stooper in English :

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Noun

1. stooper

a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others

2. stooper

a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stooper

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verb (mainly intr)

1. (also tr)

to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward

2.

to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward

3. (often foll by to)

to abase or degrade oneself

4. (often foll by to)

to condescend; deign

5.

(of a bird of prey) to swoop down

6. archaic

to give in

noun

7.

the act, position, or characteristic of stooping

8.

a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority

9.

a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey

noun

US and Canadian

a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building

noun

archaic

a pillar or post

noun

a less common spelling of stoup

Stooper

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verb intransitive

1.

to bend the body forward or in a crouch

2.

to carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward

3.

a.

to condescend, or deign

b.

to demean or degrade oneself

4.

to pounce or swoop down, as a bird of prey

5. Archaic

to yield or submit

verb transitive

6.

to bend (the head, etc.) forward

7. Archaic

to humble or debase

noun

8.

the act or position of stooping the body, esp. habitually

9.

the act of condescending

10.

a swoop, as by a hawk at prey

noun

a small porch or platform with steps and, orig., seats, at the door of a house

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