Etymology

leaper

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Today it means: One who leaps. Full definition →

Middle English lepere ← Old English hlēapere
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leaper · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhlēapere“runner, leaper, dancer, courier, vagrant”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlepere
  3. English todayleaper

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”).

Leaper · noun, proper noun2

From leap + -er.

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