Hooper

Cask band maker

A hooper is someone who makes hoops, particularly the wooden or metal bands used to bind barrels and casks.

The trade term survives mainly as a surname.

In contemporary use, hooper more often describes someone who performs with a hula hoop, especially as exercise or dance: She's a skilled hooper who performs at festivals.

basketball

dunking

Brief submersion in liquid

power forward · alley-oop · basketball player · streetball · pickup game · baller · court · NBA · slam dunk · vertical leap

surname

Grace Hopper

Dennis Hopper · admiral · actor · director · American · family name · genealogy · ancestry · heritage · lineage

cooperage

barrel

Hooped cylindrical vessel

wooden · ironwork · banding · keg · craftsman · trade · workshop · oak · tun · vat

slang

fan

Admirer or air mover

courts · streetball · baller · shooting · dribbling · layup · three-pointer · swish · playground · recreation

Opposites
barrel-making craft

Hoopercooper

Wooden vessel maker

cooperage trade specialization

HooperCooper

Barrel-making surname

Phrases
Family

hoop, hoops, hooped, hooping, hoopers

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G