What does "leaper" mean?
One who leaps.
Leaper
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: One who leaps.
- Grammar: leaper is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bounder, flea, frog, gazelle.
- Usage evidence: […] 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.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 A fan of the television series Quantum Leap. slang
"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."
- 3 someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) wordnet
- 4 A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
- 5 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."
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- 6 Synonym of jumper (“person who attempts suicide by jumping from a height”).
- 7 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
"[…] 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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "leaper"?
Common synonyms include: bounder, flea, frog, gazelle, goat, grasshopper.
How do you use "leaper" in a sentence?
[…] 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.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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”).
Etymology 2
From leap + -er.