cropper
A fall, a tumble; a decided failureA fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
» He came a cropper.
Він з тріском провалився.
Він зазнав невдачі.
Його спіткала невдача.
Meaning
5 sensesA fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
- small farmers and tenants
Examples
2 sentencesHe came a cropper.
Він з тріском провалився. — deniko
Tom passed three of his five exams, and came a cropper in two.
deTom hat drei von fünf Prüfungen bestanden. Bei zweien ist er durchgerasselt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
See come a cropper. From crop + -er, in reference to a bird's crop. From crop + -er (occSee come a cropper.
From crop + -er, in reference to a bird's crop.
From crop + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational suffix), in reference to agricultural crops.
From crop + -er, from the verb.
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Forms
plural: croppersSynonyms
2 synonyms- small farmers and tenants:sharecroppersharecrop farmer