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stopper
noun
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling
Put a stopper in the knot.
A bung or cork
We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
(
slang
) goalkeeper
He's the number one stopper in the country.
(
context, finance, slang
) 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.
Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
(
rail transport
) a train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones
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