Quick yet explanitory definition of of a cooper?

Question: Quick yet explanitory definition of of a cooper!?

in the new york colony to be more specific, what did a cooper do!? and any other quick facts about them would be great, as i am doing a power point!. i know that they like made barrels and stuff with wood, but thats about it!.
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coopers made things like barrels and coops out of wood!. Conny LWww@QuestionHome@Com

a person who made wooden barrels!. They also had to make the metal bands that went around them!.

http://www!.history!.org/almanack/life/tra!.!.!.
This site tells you a little more!. But all they did was build barrels!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Somebody skilled in making and repairing wooden barrels!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That's what I know coopers make wine barrels!.!.!.!. In New York it probably would have been for maple syrup!.Www@QuestionHome@Com