LEAPER

bounder, leaper

(noun) someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leaper (plural leapers)

One who leaps.

A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

(chess) A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.

A person whose birthday falls on 29 February

Anagrams

• Lapeer, repeal

Etymology

Noun

Leaper (plural Leapers)

(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.

Proper noun

Leaper

A surname.

Anagrams

• Lapeer, repeal

Source: Wiktionary


Leap"er, n. Etym: [AS. hleápere.]

Definition: One who, or that which, leaps.

Leap"er, n. Etym: [See 1st Leap.]

Definition: A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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