Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cropper \Crop"per\ (kr?p"p?r), n.
   1. One that crops.

   2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.

   3. (Mech.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts
      or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

   4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in
      hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]

Source : WordNet®

cropper
     n : small farmers and tenants [syn: {sharecropper}, {sharecrop
         farmer}]