"limper" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-limper.wav [US]
Etymology: From limp + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From limp + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} limper
  1. comparative form of limp: more limp Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: limp (extra: more limp)
    Sense id: en-limper-en-adj-BqmY7OGB Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 35 43

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-limper.wav [US] Forms: limpers [plural]
Etymology: From limp + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|limp|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From limp + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} limper (plural limpers)
  1. One who limps.
    Sense id: en-limper-en-noun-IIB--33J Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er, People Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 35 43 Disambiguation of People: 0 57 43
  2. (poker slang) One who limps (one who calls the big blind in the preflop betting round). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-limper-en-noun-MiU0BXrD Categories (other): Poker, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 11 35 54 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 12 35 54 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 15 34 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 37 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 39 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 35 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 34 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 36 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 29 64 Topics: card-games, poker

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