1. a person who uses a rope, especially to catch cattle or horses
Usage: Western U.S.; ranching
2. a person who makes or sells ropes
Usage: trade

Examples

• The skilled roper caught the runaway calf with a single throw.
• At the rodeo, the roper demonstrated his lassoing technique.
• The old roper had been working cattle for over thirty years.
• She trained to become a professional roper for the competition circuit.
• The local roper supplied rope to all the ranches in the area.
• His grandfather was a roper who crafted ropes by hand.