Läufer — meaning in English

English meaning

• bishop noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
• cursor noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
• runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.

Senses

Läufer 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.
• cursor A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
• runner A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.

bishop — full definition

1. noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
2. noun A chess piece that moves diagonally.

cursor — full definition

1. noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
2. noun A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
3. noun An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
4. noun A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

Related German words