Hooper

Hooper

The word hooper is an archaic English term for a person who aided in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Hooper may also refer to:

Place names in the United States:
*Hooper, Colorado, town in Alamosa County, Colorado
*Hooper, Nebraska, town in Dodge County, Nebraska
*Hooper, Utah, place in Weber County, Utah
*Hooper Bay, Alaska, town in Alaska

Other:
*"Hooper" (film), 1978 comedy film starring Burt Reynolds
*Hooper (mascot), the mascot for the National Basketball Association team, Detroit Pistons
*Hooper (coachbuilder), a British coachbuilder fitting bodies to many Rolls-Royce and Daimler cars
*USS "Hooper" (DE-1026), a destroyer escort in the US Navy
*A Hooper is somewhat who practices the art of Hooping

People with the surname Hooper:
* Hooper (surname)

ee also

*Hooper X, a character in Kevin Smith's 1997 film "Chasing Amy"
*"Hoppity Hooper", American animated television series in the 1960s
*Hooper's Store, store on the children's TV show "Sesame Street"


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Synonyms:
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  • Hooper — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ben W. Hooper (1870–1957), US amerikanischer Politiker Benjamin Stephen Hooper (1835–1898), US amerikanischer Politiker Carl Hooper (* 1966), westindischer Cricketspieler Craig Hooper, australischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hooper — Hooper, NE U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 827 Housing Units (2000): 372 Land area (2000): 0.635076 sq. miles (1.644838 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.635076 sq. miles (1.644838 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hooper, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 123 Housing Units (2000): 57 Land area (2000): 0.249435 sq. miles (0.646033 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.249435 sq. miles (0.646033 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hooper, NE — U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 827 Housing Units (2000): 372 Land area (2000): 0.635076 sq. miles (1.644838 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.635076 sq. miles (1.644838 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hooper, UT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah Population (2000): 3926 Housing Units (2000): 1177 Land area (2000): 11.540042 sq. miles (29.888571 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.172170 sq. miles (0.445917 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.712212 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hooper — Hoop er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) [So called from its note.] The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus}); called also {hooper swan}, {whooping swan}, and {elk} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hooper — Hoop er, n. [See 1st {Hoop}.] One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hooper — Hooper, 1) John, der Veranlasser der Puritanischen Bewegungen in England, geb. in Somersetshire, studirte in Oxford, neigte sich den Grundsätzen der Reformation zu u. entfloh nach dem Erscheinen der 6 Artikel über Frankreich nach der Schweiz, wo… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hooper — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Hopper. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hooper est un nom de famille notamment porté par  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hooper — Original name in latin Hooper Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Denver longitude 41.16383 latitude 112.12244 altitude 1295 Population 7218 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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