Stooper (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She had become a stooper over the years, her posture worsening with age and chronic back pain.
- As a result of years of working over a microscope, Dr. Lee had developed into a stooper, her head and shoulders perpetually bent forward.
- The elderly man was a stooper, his eyes fixed on the ground as he shuffled along with the aid of his walking stick.
- After spending hours at her desk, Sarah would often catch herself becoming a stooper, hunching over her keyboard and screen.
- From his tall and lanky frame, it was surprising to see how much of a stooper James had become, his shoulders slumped in a constant lean forward.