landloper

[ land-loh-per ]

noun
  1. a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.

Origin of landloper

1
1540–50; <Dutch: literally, land-runner. See land, lope, -er1
  • Also land·loup·er [land-lou-per, -loo-per]. /ˈlændˌlaʊ pər, -ˌlu pər/.

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British Dictionary definitions for landloper

landloper

/ (ˈlændˌləʊpə) /


noun
  1. Scot a vagabond or vagrant

Origin of landloper

1
C16: from Dutch, from land + loopen to run, leap

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