mopper

See also: möpper

English

Etymology

From mop +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒpəɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)

Noun

mopper (plural moppers)

1. One who mops
   • 2004, Janet Kieffer, Food Chain: Short Stories, Lost Horse Press, →ISBN, page 58:

     the kitchen mopper was a short female Asian averting her gaze.

   • 1839, John Briggs, The history of Jim Crow, Smallfield and Son, page 266:

     A couple of moppers were then sent into the coffee-room with their proper implements, and quickly removed the soiling the floor had sustained.

Derived terms

• jizz-mopper
• mopper-up

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔpər

Verb

mopper

1. inflection of mopperen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mopper m

1. indefinite plural of mopp

Verb

mopper

1. present of moppe