What is another word for leaper?

Pronunciation: [lˈiːpə] (IPA)

Leaper means someone who leaps or jumps. There are various synonyms for the word "leaper." Some of the most commonly used synonyms are jumper, hopper, skipper, bouncer, and springer. All these words carry the same meaning as the word "leaper" and are often used interchangeably in different contexts. These synonyms are commonly used in sports, where athletes need to perform explosive jumps or leaps, such as in basketball, long jump, or hurdle races. In addition to sports, these synonyms can also be used in a figurative sense, where jumping from one thing to another is an essential part of the activity, such as in dancing or storytelling.

Synonyms for Leaper:

What are the hypernyms for Leaper?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Leaper?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for leaper (as nouns)

Usage examples for Leaper

During this time, Granville community became acquainted with me and the facts in the case, and after holding a meeting of the citizens on the subject the result was, that Sheriff leaper was appointed to communicate to me their decision, which was, that I go home to my children taking their voluntary pledge as my protection; that, should Mr. Packard again attempt to imprison me without a trial, that they would use their influence to get him imprisoned in a penitentiary, where they thought the laws of this Commonwealth would place him.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
The old sailor also began to love his young companion; for, though a landsman, he had a bold, reckless spirit: he could row, reef, and steer, and swim like an amphibious animal; and, though only a boy, he was acknowledged to be the only boxer, and the best leaper, runner, and wrestler in the country side-moreover, he could listen to a long yarn, and, over a glass of old grog, toss off his heel-taps like a man; and these qualifications drawing the heart of the skipper towards him, he invited him to his house.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton
Now, your friend Teddy ought to make a fine leaper."
"The-Circus-Boys-Across-the-Continent-or-Winning-New-Laurels-on-the-Tanbark"
Darlington, Edgar B. P.

Famous quotes with Leaper

  • When I was Levi, I drew myself as Ayin or Baphomet, 'The Devil' with Beast's Head. This is the Beast throned, crowned, exalted; the leaper, the erect, the butter-in. Her womb is my city, Babel. This Ayin is then my phallic will, my Holy Guardian Angel, Aiwaz, who was afterwards called Satan.
    Aleister Crowley

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