1 : faced or covered with copper copper-faced type. 2 : having a face like copper : brazen.

What does it mean if someone is a coper?

British. : a horse dealer especially : a dishonest one.

What does copper mean in British?

The term copper was the original, word, originally used in Britain to mean "someone who captures". In British English, the term cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of 'to capture' from 1704, derived from the Latin capere via the Old French caper.