loper — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
loper is used for these senses in English:
- bishop (chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
- master key A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.
- skeleton key A key that has parts filed away so that it will open a range of locks.
bishop — full definition
- noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
- noun A chess piece that moves diagonally.
runner — full definition
- noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
- noun Someone who carries messages, errands, or goods, often informally or illegally (e.g. a drug runner).
- noun A long, narrow strip of fabric or carpet used to decorate a table or cover a hallway floor.
- noun A long horizontal shoot sent out by certain plants (like strawberries) that roots to form new plants.