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galloper - What does it mean?

Definition of 'galloper'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • One who gallops.
  • * Rudyard Kipling, The Drums of the Fore and Aft
  • The lancers chafing in the right gorge had thrice dispatched their only subaltern as galloper to report on the progress of affairs.
  • A racehorse.
  • * {{quote-news|2009|January 25|Rod Nicholson|Get ready for Hussler v Cat|Herald Sun citation
  • |passage=The Hussler's trainer, Ross McDonald, is confident Australia's champion galloper will win the clashes, despite Weekend Hussler never having competed over 1000m before. }}
  • A carousel.
  • (military) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
  • (Farrow)

    Similar to 'galloper'

    gloopier, glibber, gloppier, glaverer, gilliver, gulliver