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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Roper

/rōp'-ẽr/ · Rop·er · IPA /ˈɹəʊpə(ɹ)/
01 n. A maker of ropes.
  1. 1.
    A maker of ropes.
  2. 2.
    One who ropes goods; a packer.
  3. 3.
    One fit to be hanged.[Old Slang]