name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
leaper
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noun
Meaning 2
One who leaps.
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noun
Meaning 3
A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
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noun
Meaning 4
A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of jumper (“person who attempts suicide by jumping from a height”).
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Synonyms: jumper
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noun
Meaning 6
A person whose birthday falls on 29 February, and thus only occurs in leap years.
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noun
Meaning 7
A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 8
someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jumper
History
Etymology
From leap + -er.
From Middle English lepere, lepare, from Old English hlēapere (“runner, leaper, dancer, courier, vagrant”), equivalent to leap + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Lööper (“runner”), West Frisian ljepper (“leaper”), West Frisian loper (“runner”), Dutch loper (“runner”), German Läufer (“runner”), Swedish löpare (“runner”), Icelandic hlaupari (“runner”).