looper

[loo-per] /ˈlu pər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
2.
a measuringworm.
3.
the thread holder in a sewing machine using two threads.
4.
Baseball. blooper (def 3a).
Origin
1725-35; loop1 + -er1
Examples from the web for looper
  • Cabbage looper trenched leaves and fed on the leaf tissue distal to the trench, on tissue whose laticifers had been depressurized.
British Dictionary definitions for looper

looper

/ˈluːpə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that loops or makes loops
2.
another name for a measuring worm
Slang definitions & phrases for looper

looper

noun

A fly ball hit between the infield and outfield (1937+ Baseball)