sloper

1. (informal) Something which angles or slopes, as distinguished from one that is vertical or horizontal.Examples: "If one saw only the Rheims benches, one would scarcely prefer the slopers to horizontal retorts with good stoking machinery ; as for instance the Ross stoker at the Cincinnati gas works."; "Yeah, that new pair of half-slopers really works — a lot better than the old inverted-V they're made from, ha ha!"informal

2. (textiles) A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created.

3. (textiles, obsolete) An assistant or apprentice cutter.Examples: "The wages of slopers, so far as they have been found designated as such on the pay rolls, are given in Table 63."obsolete

4. (obsolete) A member of the peerage who has fallen from wealth but maintains social contacts.Examples: "In this work he displayed an energy and courage that not only disgusted the slopers, but likewise astonished the police authorities."obsolete