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crop·per [ˈkrɒpəʳ, Am ˈkrɑ:pɚ] N

cropper AGR:

cropper

a heavy cropper

eine gut tragende Pflanze

Phrases:

to come a cropper sl (fail miserably)

auf die Nase fallen fig

to come a cropper (fall from horse)

[vom Pferd] stürzen

to come a cropper (have an accident)

einen [schweren] Autounfall haben

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come a cropper (have an accident)

einen [schweren] Autounfall haben

a heavy cropper

eine gut tragende Pflanze

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It functions primarily as a market town for local produce growers and cash croppers. en.wikipedia.org

Cropper at first thought he was above a volcano. en.wikipedia.org

Croppers, scavengers, and detritivores are gatherers respectively of live, dead, and particulate material. en.wikipedia.org

Taking a header (also known as coming a cropper), was not at all uncommon. en.wikipedia.org

Cropper refused to resign as a director, but did so later, and his resignation was accepted. en.wikipedia.org

Local and state officials collaborated during the 1880s and 90s, to convert black tenant farmers and share croppers into convict labor. en.wikipedia.org

Purchases and the landowner's share were deducted and the cropper kept the differenceor added to his debt. en.wikipedia.org

Prior to recording, he worked as a share cropper, moonshine maker and traveling salesman to name but a few of his many occupations. en.wikipedia.org

Cropper heard about this and, while taking a shower, got the idea it would make a good song. en.wikipedia.org

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