1. plural of cropper: farmers who raise crops, especially tenant farmers who pay rent with a share of their harvest
2. plural of cropper: people or things that fall heavily or fail badly
Usage: informal; chiefly in phrase 'come a cropper'

Examples

• The cotton croppers worked long hours in the fields during harvest season.
• Many sharecroppers became croppers after the Civil War.
• The tenant croppers paid their rent with half of their corn yield.
• Several investors came croppers when the market crashed.
• The ambitious project made croppers of the entire development team.
• Local croppers gathered to discuss better farming techniques.