cropper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small farmers and tenants
    sharecrop farmer; sharecropper.

WordNet

Crop"per noun
Definitions
  1. One that crops.
  2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
  3. (Mech.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
  4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. Slang.

Webster 1913