"loper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lopers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English lope Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English loper From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|lope&lt;t:to leap, to run&gt;|-er&lt;id:agent suffix&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English lope Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. 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Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English loper From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} loper (plural lopers)
  1. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
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  2. (ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: geländeläufer, interloper, landloper
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lopers [plural]
Etymology: From American Spanish lobo (“wolf”) (/ˈloβo/), reinterpreted as or conflated with loper (“one who lopes”); compare the alternative forms which reflect other re-interpretations and conflations. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|lobo||wolf}} Spanish lobo (“wolf”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} loper (plural lopers)
  1. (Southwestern US dialects) A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf. Tags: Southwestern, US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-loper-en-noun-6qZqHHMB Categories (other): Southwestern US English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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