Etymology

loper

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Today it means: One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper. Full definition →

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loper · noun1

From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er.

loper · noun2

  1. Spanish · derived fromlobo“wolf”
  2. English todayloper

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.

Words from the same roots

Spanishlobo all →

loboloafer

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