loper

Etymology

From lope (“to leap, to run”) +‎ -er.

Noun

loper (plural lopers)

1. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
   • 2000, Marilyn Elkins, August Wilson: A Casebook

     Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors.

2. (ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the rope-walk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.

Anagrams

• lepro-, poler, prole

Noun

loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)

1. (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
2. walker; someone who walks
3. (archaic) runner; someone who runs or moves quickly
4. (historical) messenger, that delivers messages by foot
5. (botany) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop
6. (botany, uncommon) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support

Etymology

From lopen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: lo‧per

Noun

loper m (plural lopers, diminutive lopertje n)

1. runner
2. somebody who walks
3. a carpet

   rode loper — red carpet

4. (chess) bishop.
5. master key

See also

Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
koning	koningin, dame	toren	loper	paard	pion