stepper

[ step-er ]

/ ˈstɛp ər /

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noun

a person or animal that steps, especially a horse that lifts its front legs high at the knee.

Informal. a dancer.

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Origin of stepper

First recorded in 1825–35; step + -er¹

Words nearby stepper

stepover, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, Steppenwolf, stepper, Steppes, stepping-off place, steppingstone, step rocket, stepsibling

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How to use stepper in a sentence

See Empson yourself; he will put my stepper Mab to the light trap; no delay.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
Our stove was a high-stepper, with long bent legs, and bore its oven on its back as a dromedary his hump.
A Pioneer Mother|Hamlin Garland
I've a trap with a fast stepper, and if we start to-morrow at half-past nine, we shall be in plenty of time.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
From this feat, Vishn bears the name of Triwikrama and Tripadas (thrice-stepper).
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

It was a pretty good price, but it was a high-stepper, a flyer, a beauty.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern

British Dictionary definitions for stepper

stepper

/ (ˈstɛpə) /

noun

a person who or animal that steps, esp a horse or a dancer

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