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Roger vs Roper - What's the difference?

roger | roper |

As proper nouns the difference between roger and roper

is that roger is a given name derived from Germanic while Roper is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an interjection roger

is received used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood.

As a verb roger

is of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.

As a noun roper is

agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat.

roger

English

Etymology 1

From (Roger), used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in (received), used to acknowledge understanding a message.

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
    • Roger , sir.
    Synonyms
    * roger that
    See also
    * ack * over * over and out * wilco

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from Old German Hrotger via (etyl) roger.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
  • To have sexual intercourse.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * rogering

    Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs ----

    roper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat.
  • (dated) A maker of ropes.
    • (Piers Plowman)
  • One who ropes goods; a packer.
  • (archaic, slang) One fit to be hanged.
    • (Douce)

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)