English

Noun

loper ‎(plural lopers)

1. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
   • 2000, Marilyn Elkins, August Wilson: A Casebook

     Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors.

2. (ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the rope-walk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.

Related terms

• interloper
• landloper

Afrikaans

Noun

loper ‎(plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)

1. (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
2. walker; someone who walks
3. (archaic) runner; someone who runs or moves quickly
4. (historical) messenger, that delivers messages by foot
5. (botany) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop
6. (botany, uncommon) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support

Synonyms

• (chess piece): biskop
• (messenger): boodskapper
• (tendril): rank

Dutch

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: lo‧per

Etymology

From lopen +‎ -er

Noun

loper m ‎(plural lopers, diminutive lopertje n)

1. runner
2. somebody who walks
3. a carpet

   rode loper — red carpet

4. (chess) bishop.
5. master key

Synonyms

• moedersleutel (5)
• raadsheer (4)

Derived terms

• uitloper

See also

Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
koning	koningin, dame	toren	loper	paard	pion