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leaper
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun leaper has 1 sense
- leaper(n = noun.person) bounder - someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition); Array is a kind of jumper
Derived form verb leap1
CIDE DICTIONARY
leaper, n. [AS. hleápere.].
One who, or that which, leaps. [1913 Webster]
leaper, n. [See 1st Leap.].
A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage. [1913 Webster]
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