looper
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops: The strands of wire are coiled by an automatic looper.
the larva of any geometrid moth, such as the hemlock looper; inchworm.
a hook-shaped mechanism in a sewing machine that enables stitching by drawing the upper and lower threads together.
Baseball. blooper (def. 3a): He was robbed of an RBI looper by the speediest shortstop in the league.
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How to use looper in a sentence
I have been told that President Kruger was on this historical trek, a Voor-looper, or little boy who guides the leading oxen.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonThese looper caterpillars cannot shorten nor lengthen their segments at will, as other caterpillars, but only bend their bodies.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierIt covers the ground pretty quickly, buckling and unbuckling by turns, very much after the manner of the looper caterpillar.
The Life of the Fly | J. Henri FabreIt is a "looper," greyish at first and turning green later, and nearly an inch long when full grown.
Roses and Rose Growing | Rose Georgina KingsleyThe gates having been opened to them, a voet-looper, a courier, went to inform Messire de Lumey of their coming.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de Coster
British Dictionary definitions for looper
/ (ˈluːpə) /
a person or thing that loops or makes loops
another name for a measuring worm
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