1. a person who grows crops; a farmer
2. a plant that produces a crop of a specified kind or quality
3. a heavy fall, especially from a horse
Usage: informal; British

Examples

• The wheat cropper had a successful harvest this year.
• Local croppers are concerned about the drought affecting their fields.
• This variety is known to be a heavy cropper of tomatoes.
• The apple tree is a reliable cropper every autumn.
• He came a cropper when his horse stumbled at the fence.
• She took quite a cropper on the icy sidewalk.