landloper

American  

[land-loh-per] / ˈlændˌloʊ pər /

Also landlouper

noun

1. a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.

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landloper British  

/ ˈlændˌləʊpə /

noun

1. a vagabond or vagrant

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Etymology

Origin of landloper

1540–50; < Dutch: literally, land-runner. See land, lope, -er ¹

Example Sentences

“What we do know is that they do it with the help of the landloper police and the clergy. Every power on land is helping ’em.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

She’s a landloper child, and she’s in our care, and there she’s going to stay.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

The child’s name is Lyra Belacqua, and she’s being sought by the landloper police.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Uncle Henry believed Toby knew exactly where the line lay, for he had been a landloper, or timber-runner in this vicinity when the original survey was made, forty-odd years before.

From Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret by Carr, Annie Roe