leaper

ˈlipər

Definition

Definition of leaper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

movement

Rare

person who jumps or leaps

Rare

The leaper cleared the hurdle effortlessly.

bounder

jumper

springer

birthday

Rare

person born on February 29

Rare

The leaper celebrated their birthday after four years.

leapling

tools

Rare

tool for untwisting old cordage

Rare

The sailor used a leaper to fix the ropes.

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tool for untwisting old cordage

Origin of leaper

Old English, leap (jump)

Examples of leaper in a sentence

As a leaper, she excelled in gymnastics.
The leaper finally had a birthday party this year.
Being a leaper, she only ages every four years.
The leaper was essential for the restoration project.
He crafted a leaper to aid in his work.

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French:sauteur, personne née le 29 février, ...
German:Springer, Schaltjahrgeborene, ...
Italian:saltatore, nato il 29 febbraio, ...
Spanish:saltador, bisiesto, ...
Portuguese:saltador, pessoa nascida a 29 de fevereiro, ...
Chinese:跳跃者, 闰年宝宝, ...
Japanese:跳躍者, うるう年生まれ, ...
Arabic:وَثَّاب, مَوْلُود يَوْم 29 فِبْرَايِر, ...
Hebrew:קּוֹפֵץ, בֶּן שָׁנָה מְעֻבֶּרֶת, ...
Russian:прыгун, високосник, ...
Ukrainian:стрибунець, високосник, ...
Hindi:कूदने वाला, लीपर, ...
Bengali:লাফিয়ে, লিপার, ...
Catalan:saltador, bisext, ...
Czech:skokan, člověk narozený 29. února, ...
Danish:springer, skuddagsperson, ...
Dutch:springer, schrikkelkind, ...
Greek:άλτης, δίσεκτος, ...
Hungarian:ugró, szökőnapos, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលោត, អ្នកកើតថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែកុម្ភៈ, ...
Korean:도약자, 윤년생, ...
Persian:پرنده, متولد ۲۹ فوریه, ...
Polish:skoczek, osoba urodzona 29 lutego, ...
Portuguese (BR):saltador, nascido em ano bissexto, ...
Romanian:săritor, unealtă de despletit, ...
Swedish:hoppare, skottdagsbarn, ...
Thai:นักกระโดด, ผู้ที่เกิดในวันที่ 29 กุมภาพันธ์, ...
Turkish:sıçrayıcı, artık yıl doğumlusu, ...
Vietnamese:người nhảy, người sinh vào ngày 29 tháng 2, ...

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