stopper

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[edit] Noun

Singular
stopper

Plural
stoppers

stopper (plural stoppers)

  1. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
    Put a stopper in the knot.
  2. A bung or cork
    We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
  3. (slang, soccer) goalkeeper
    He's the number one stopper in the country.
  4. (finance, slang) In 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.
  5. (rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

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  • (rail transport): local

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type of knot
bung or cork
socker: goalkeeper
finance slang: one who wants to take possession of the traded commodity
train that stops on almost all stations

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to stopper

Third person singular
stoppers

Simple past
stoppered

Past participle
stoppered

Present participle
stoppering

to stopper (third-person singular simple present stoppers, present participle stoppering, simple past and past participle stoppered)

  1. To close by using a stopper

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  • IPA: /'stɔpər/

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stopper m.

  1. stop (device to block path)

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stopper

  1. To stop
    il faut stopper cette hostilité permanente
    This permanent hostility must be stopped.

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   Conjugation of stopper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive stopper avoir stoppé
gerund en stoppant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle stoppant
past participle stoppé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present stoppe stoppes stoppe stoppons stoppez stoppent
imperfect stoppais stoppais stoppait stoppions stoppiez stoppaient
past historic stoppai stoppas stoppa stoppâmes stoppâtes stoppèrent
future stopperai stopperas stoppera stopperons stopperez stopperont
conditional stopperais stopperais stopperait stopperions stopperiez stopperaient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present stoppe stoppes stoppe stoppions stoppiez stoppent
imperfect stoppasse stoppasses stoppât stoppassions stoppassiez stoppassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— stoppe — stoppons stoppez —
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