Roper

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Roper may refer to:

In general usage

• Roper (surname)
• Roper, North Carolina, USA
• Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia
• Roper resonance, an unstable subatomic particle
• Roper Industries
• Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing
• USS Roper (DD-147), an American navy ship
• Roper, a style of Cowboy boot with a short heel and round toe
• Ropers, mascots of he Will Rogers High School
• Roper, a Whirlpool Corporation brand of household appliances

In modern culture

• Roper (band), an American Christian pop-punk band
• The Ropers, an American sitcom
  • Stanley Roper, a character in the sitcom
• George Roper, British stand-up comedian
• George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom George and Mildred
• Scott Roper, a character played by Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997 film)
• Steve Roper, a character in the comic strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad
• Roper (Dungeons & Dragons), a magical beast in a fantasy role playing game

[edit] See also

• Roper v. Simmons