leaper

leaper noun: one who leaps.

Noun (1)

leaper (plural leapers)

One who leaps.
- […] I read in the Bulletin about some mad joker breaking into the little kangaroo and koala zoo in the suburbs and slaughtering seven adult leapers and three joeys.1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 39, in Earthly Powers, New York: Avon, page 299
- In the winter—God knows why!—he liked basketball […] He played only in pickup games, to be sure—he could never have played on any of the teams—but he played with enthusiasm; he was quite a leaper, he had a jump shot that elevated him almost to eye level with the other players […]1989, John Irving, chapter 6, in A Prayer for Owen Meany, New York: William Morrow, page 271
A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.
- Any combination of a piece with a free piece is obviously free. It can however happen that a two-pattern leaper is free even though its components are not. […] Many other two-pattern leapers are possible.2010 August 21, G. P. Jelliss, “Simple Chess Variants”, in Mayhematics, pages 9, 10
Synonym of jumper (“person who attempts suicide by jumping from a height”).

Synonyms:

jumper
A person whose birthday falls on 29 February, and thus only occurs in leap years.
- I'm sick of getting coloring books and dollies for my birthdays, and other leapers are just as exasperated by their juvenile gifts. Another question we always get is, “When do you celebrate your birthday?” On February 29th, of course.2003, Julietta Appleton, Clothing Optional: Sassy Essays from My First 50 Years, page 2

Noun (2) capitalized: Leaper

Leaper (plural Leapers)

(slang) A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.
- Its mention has been known to cause power failures and auto breakdowns, so it's best to just refer to it as "The Halloween Episode." Leapers everywhere will know of what you speak.1992, Scott Nance, Making a Quantum Leap, Pioneer Books, →ISBN, page 22
- Bakula already has a genre following of "Leapers" from his years as Dr. Sam Beckett on QUANTUM LEAP.2001 Oct/Nov, Anna L. Kaplan, “The TREK Franchise Seeks to Reinvigorate Itself With a Trip Back to the Strat of Future History”, in Cinefantastique, volume 33, number 5, Forest Park, IL: Celeste C....

Proper noun capitalized: Leaper

Leaper

A surname.

leaper meaning in Telugu

leaper in Telugu

the leaper: ప్లవగము plavagamu

Synonyms of leaper

jumper

Forms of leaper

plural	leapers
plural	Leapers

Origin of leaper

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”).

From leap + -er.

Words formed from leaper

Questions about leaper

What does leaper mean?: Leaper means one who leaps.
What is leaper in Telugu?: Leaper in Telugu is ప్లవగము (plavagamu). See Leaper meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is leaper?: Leaper can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of leaper?: The plural of leaper is leapers.

Words near leaper in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: leaper (page history and authors); Leaper (page history and authors); ప్లవగము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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