"loper" meaning in Dutch

See loper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈloː.pər/ Audio: Nl-loper.ogg Forms: lopers [plural], lopertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːpər Etymology: From Middle Dutch lopere. Equivalent to lopen + -er. In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from German Läufer. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lopere}} Middle Dutch lopere, {{suffix|nl|lopen|-er|id2=agent noun}} lopen + -er, {{semantic loan|nl|de|Läufer|nocap=1}} semantic loan from German Läufer Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} loper m (plural lopers, diminutive lopertje n)
  1. runner Tags: masculine Synonyms: hardloper, renner
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-Unqp9DFT
  2. somebody who walks Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-RMfVirs8
  3. a carpet Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-9bUk-Qh8
  4. (chess) bishop Tags: masculine Synonyms: raadsheer
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-vW5Q0YLt Categories (other): Chess, Chess Disambiguation of Chess: 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  5. master key Tags: masculine Synonyms: moedersleutel
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-JkfPgqTD
  6. message runner, messager who runs on foot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-RUtaYMB2 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 2 1 14 9 6 1 2 1 6 2 10 1 4 11 1 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 1 16 10 6 0 1 0 4 1 11 0 5 11 1 13 11 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 2 21 6 57 4 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 4 14 4 17 11 45 4
  7. (archaic) shoot from the roots of a plant Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: uitloper
    Sense id: en-loper-nl-noun-PPr3ttmC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brandingloper, marathonloper, steenloper, strandloper, uitloper Related terms: koning, koningin, dame, toren, bisschop, raadsheer, paard, pion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "steenloper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "strandloper"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "bisschop"
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      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
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          "english": "red carpet",
          "text": "rode loper",
          "translation": "red carpet"
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      ],
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        "(chess) bishop"
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          "word": "raadsheer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "chess",
        "games"
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      ],
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          "word": "moedersleutel"
        }
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      "tags": [
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          "runner",
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      "tags": [
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          "root"
        ],
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          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
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        "(archaic) shoot from the roots of a plant"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "uitloper"
        }
      ],
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    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-oːpər"
    }
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  "word": "loper"
}
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    },
    {
      "word": "marathonloper"
    },
    {
      "word": "steenloper"
    },
    {
      "word": "strandloper"
    },
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        "neuter"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "koning"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dame"
    },
    {
      "word": "toren"
    },
    {
      "word": "bisschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "paard"
    },
    {
      "word": "pion"
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        "runner"
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        },
        {
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        "somebody who walks"
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          "english": "red carpet",
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          "translation": "red carpet"
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        "a carpet"
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      ],
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      "glosses": [
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        "masculine"
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        {
          "word": "moedersleutel"
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "message runner, messager who runs on foot"
      ],
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          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "runner",
          "runner"
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          "messager",
          "messager"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shoot from the roots of a plant"
      ],
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        ],
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          "plant"
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        "(archaic) shoot from the roots of a plant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "uitloper"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "masculine"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈloː.pər/"
    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-oːpər"
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}

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