Etymology 1

From lope (“to leap, to run”) +‎ -erCategory:English terms suffixed with -er#LOPER.

Etymology 2

From American SpanishCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#LOPER lobo (“wolf”) (/ˈloβo/), reinterpreted as or conflated with loper (“one who lopes”); compare the alternative forms which reflect other re-interpretations and conflations.

Anagrams

• lepro-, poler, prole

Etymology

From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#LOPERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#LOPER loper (“walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot”), from Middle DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch#LOPERCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch#LOPER lopere (“runner, messenger, walker”). Equivalent to loop +‎ -erCategory:Afrikaans terms suffixed with -er#LOPER.

Pronunciation

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  Category:Afrikaans terms with audio pronunciation#LOPER

Noun

loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#LOPERCategory:Afrikaans nouns#LOPERCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#LOPERCategory:Pages with entries#LOPERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#LOPER

1. (chessCategory:af:Chess#LOPER) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
2. walker; someone who walks
3. (archaicCategory:Afrikaans terms with archaic senses#LOPER) runner; someone who runs or moves quickly
4. (historicalCategory:Afrikaans terms with historical senses#LOPER) messenger, that delivers messages by foot
5. (botanyCategory:af:Botany#LOPER) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop
6. (botanyCategory:af:Botany#LOPER, uncommonCategory:Afrikaans terms with uncommon senses#LOPER) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support

See also

Chess pieces in Afrikaans · skaakstukke (skaak + stukke) (layout · text)
koning	dame	toring	loper	ruiter	pion

Category:af:Chess

Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#LOPERCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#LOPER lopere. Equivalent to lopen +‎ -erCategory:Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#LOPER.

In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from GermanCategory:Dutch semantic loans from German#LOPERCategory:Dutch terms derived from German#LOPER Läufer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloː.pər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#LOPER

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  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#LOPER
• Hyphenation: lo‧per
• Rhymes: -oːpərCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/oːpər#LOPER

Noun

loper m (plural lopers, diminutive lopertje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#LOPERCategory:Dutch nouns#LOPERCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#LOPERCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#LOPERCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#LOPERCategory:Pages with entries#LOPERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#LOPER

1. runner

   Synonyms: hardloper, renner

2. somebody who walks
3. a carpet

   rode loper — red carpet

4. (chessCategory:nl:Chess#LOPER) bishop

   Synonym: raadsheer

   • [2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎ (in English), page 21:

     For the abbreviation of the name of the pieces, each player is free to use the name which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In printed periodicals, the use of figurines is recommended.]

     Category:Dutch terms with quotations#LOPER

5. master key

   Synonym: moedersleutel

6. message runner, messager who runs on foot
7. (archaicCategory:Dutch terms with archaic senses#LOPER) shoot from the roots of a plant

   Synonym: uitloper

See also

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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from DutchCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch#LOPERCategory:Indonesian unadapted borrowings from Dutch#LOPERCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Dutch#LOPER loper, from Middle DutchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Middle Dutch#LOPER lopere.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlopər/ [ˈlo.pər]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#LOPERCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#LOPER
• Rhymes: -opərCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/opər#LOPERCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/opər/2 syllables#LOPER
• Syllabification: lo‧per

Noun

lopêrCategory:Indonesian lemmas#LOPERCategory:Indonesian nouns#LOPERCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#LOPERCategory:Pages with entries#LOPERCategory:Pages with 4 entries#LOPER

1. (colloquialCategory:Indonesian colloquialisms#LOPER) deliveryman, that delivers newspaper, and so on
2. (chessCategory:id:Chess#LOPER) bishop: the chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English

   Synonyms: menteri, gajah, luncup

3. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.

   Synonym: taplak meja tamu

   Taplak meja tamu berbentuk loper ini dibuat dari bahan alami batang tanaman mendong (Fibristylis glubolusa).

   This runner shaped guest tablecloth is made from natural materials from the stems of the fimbristyle plant (Fibristylis glubolusa).

   Category:Indonesian terms with usage examples#LOPER

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “loper”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016