stopper

/ˈstɔp.ə/ · noun

Meaning

Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
A bung or cork.
Goalkeeper.
In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
To close a container by using a stopper.

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