loper
loper noun: one who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
Noun (1)
loper (plural lopers)
Noun (2)
loper (plural lopers)
- A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
- When I was still some distance above the ford, about a dozen prairie wolves and one loper* wolf ran up from the water. They told me that there were no Indians near here or they would not be here; and they were not here long, either. [...] the big loper left on a slow gallop [...]
- Loper, corruption of Sp. lobo, wolf.1905 April 22, C. Blanco, “Flanking a Wolf”, in Forest and Stream, page 314
Proper noun capitalized: Loper
Loper (plural Lopers)
- A surname.
loper meaning in Tamil
loper in Tamil
- சுழல் சக்கரம்
Forms of loper
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lopers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lopers |
Origin of loper
From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er.
From American Spanish lobo (“wolf”) (/ˈloβo/), reinterpreted as or conflated with loper (“one who lopes”); compare the alternative forms which reflect other re-interpretations and conflations.
Questions about loper
- What does loper mean?
- Loper means one who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
- What is loper in Tamil?
- Loper in Tamil is சுழல் சக்கரம். See Loper meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is loper?
- Loper can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of loper?
- The plural of loper is lopers.
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