"loper" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-loper.wav Forms: lopers [plural], lopertjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch loper (“walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch lopere (“runner, messenger, walker”). Equivalent to loop + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|loper||walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot}} Dutch loper (“walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot”), {{inh|af|dum|lopere||runner, messenger, walker}} Middle Dutch lopere (“runner, messenger, walker”), {{suf|af|loop|er}} loop + -er Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|lopers|||||diminutive|lopertjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie), {{af-noun|lopers|lopertjie}} loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)
  1. (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms (chess piece): biskop
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-YHckaJpY Topics: board-games, chess, games Disambiguation of 'chess piece': 90 2 1 4 2 1
  2. walker; someone who walks
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-hY9WG0gy
  3. (archaic) runner; someone who runs or moves quickly Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-~A4HMYrQ
  4. (historical) messenger, that delivers messages by foot Tags: historical Synonyms (messenger): boodskapper
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-1xviFRRb Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 2 38 25 14 Disambiguation of Afrikaans terms suffixed with -er: 25 7 6 38 15 9 Disambiguation of 'messenger': 13 5 4 66 8 5
  5. (botany) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-Dsj06urK Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. (botany, uncommon) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-loper-af-noun-csDe49JL Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (rank): tendril
Disambiguation of 'rank': 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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