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1.nounAgent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
2.nounA type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling."Put a stopper in the knot."
3.nounA bung or cork."We need a stopper or the boat will sink."
4.nounGoalkeeper."He's the number one stopper in the country."
5.nounIn the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity."Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher."
6.nounA train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
7.nounAny of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
8.nounA short rope for making something fast.
9.nounA playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
10.verbTo close a container by using a stopper."He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating."