/ Dictionary / Index S Stoppard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Stop•pard Pronunciation: (stop'urd), [key] (Thomas Straussler), born 1937, British playwright, born in Czechoslovakia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stoppard (Thesaurus) stoppage stop payment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language