Crossword clues for strapper
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Strapper \Strap"per\, n.
One who uses strap.
A person or thing of uncommon size. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
n. A large, strong, robust person (usually a man)
WordNet
Wikipedia
A strapper is a British English term, mostly used in Australia, for a person holding a position looking after racehorses. The duties range from cleaning out the stables and yards, feeding, grooming and rugging horses, plus saddling horses for track-work and races, hence the name. Relevant vocational qualifications include Horse Care and Saddlery.
In North America, these tasks are lumped into the general job category of "groom," though saddling may be a task assigned to more experienced grooms while stall cleaning and walking hot horses are tasks assigned to the less-experienced stablehand.
Usage examples of "strapper".
The floor of these circuits was strewn with straw, for this was where the strappers walked the Skyhorses to cool them down after a long, hot ride.
Grooms, trainers, and strappers lived with them, slept with them, watched and tended them at every hour.
Two strappers hung from its rope, but it was too strong for them in its distraction, flinging them aside and breaking loose.
There was an occasional shout or obscenity from the jockeys and strappers as a horse played up, but the morning was too cold for any sustained burst of temper.
She was on pleasant terms with everybody down to the strappers,--the men who harnessed the Hippodrome horses,--who adored her.
The grooms and strappers from the Hippodrome came often to enquire, and Estelle, forbidden by the Manager to come at all on account of infection, sat on the stairs and showered effusive speeches in a high-pitched voice through the open door.
There was an occasional shout or obscenity from the jockeys and strappers as a horse played up, but the morning was too cold for any sustained burst of temper.