- crop·per
- /ˈkrɑːpɚ/ nouninformal1 : to fail completely in a sudden or unexpected way
Her careful plan came a cropper.
2 Brit : to have a very bad fallHe came a cropper on the ski slopes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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share·crop·per — /ˈʃeɚˌkrɑːpɚ/ noun, pl pers [count] : a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops … Useful english dictionary
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