"galloper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gallopers [plural]
Etymology: gallop + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gallop|er}} gallop + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} galloper (plural gallopers)
  1. One who gallops.
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun--7sk8h3Q
  2. An aide-de-camp.
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun-9izyEZUy
  3. A racehorse.
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun-N8lmtIlc
  4. A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural) Translations (carousel or roundabout): αλογάκια (alogákia) [neuter, plural] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun-9kdm6NSi Disambiguation of 'carousel or roundabout': 2 1 1 82 2 12
  5. (military) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun-nZXViWsx Topics: government, military, politics, war
  6. (Australia) The Chinamanfish, a type of snapper Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Snappers
    Sense id: en-galloper-en-noun-dm8w2SQo Disambiguation of Snappers: 6 11 12 2 2 67 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 22 7 2 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 11 24 6 5 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 12 15 16 11 8 39

Inflected forms

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