coper noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •One who copes.And people who were adaptive copers early in life are likely to cope successfully with the losses that they encounter late in life. — 2001 •(UK) A floating grogshop supplying the North Sea fishing industry. verb1 •(UK) To supply the North Sea fishing industry from a floating grogshop. formscopered · copering · copers