LOOPER

Etymology

Noun

looper (plural loopers)

An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.

A moth having a caterpillar which arches its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks due to having fewer prolegs, including inchworms or measuring worms in the family Geometridae and some species in the family Noctuidae.

A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.

(slang) A golf caddy

Anagrams

• Pooler, peloro-, pooler

Proper noun

Looper (plural Loopers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Looper is the 7486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4451 individuals. Looper is most common among White (81.33%) and Black/African American (11.12%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Pooler, peloro-, pooler

Source: Wiktionary


Loop"er, n.

1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a cord, etc.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See Geometrid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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