STEPPER

stepper, high stepper

(noun) a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting

stepper, stepping motor

(noun) a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps

hoofer, stepper

(noun) a professional dancer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stepper (plural steppers)

A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high.

A dancer.

A kind of electric motor (a stepper motor) that advances in steps rather than smoothly.

A device used in the manufacture of microcircuits to apply a photolithographic image repeatedly, at regular intervals (by imaging, moving a step and repeating).

A type of exercise machine.

Anything that moves or advances in steps.

Anagrams

• Teppers

Source: Wiktionary


Step"per, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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