roper

1. (dated)A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).

   a craftsman who makes ropes

2. One who ropes goods; a packer.

3. (slang)Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).

4. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

   a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

5. (slang)An undercover informer.

6. Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims.

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