leaper

See also: Leaper

English

Etymology

From Middle English lepere, lepare, from Old English hlēapere (“runner, leaper, dancer, courier, vagrant”), equivalent to leap +‎ -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Lööper (“runner”), West Frisian ljepper (“leaper”), West Frisian loper (“runner”), Dutch loper (“runner”), German Läufer (“runner”), Swedish löpare (“runner”), Icelandic hlaupari (“runner”).

Noun

leaper (plural leapers)

  1. One who leaps.
  2. A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

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