name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
loper
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CMU ARPABET: L OW1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
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noun
Meaning 3
A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
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Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, nautical, ropemaking, transport
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noun
Meaning 4
A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southwestern, US, dialectal
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History
Etymology
From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er.
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.
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