limper
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- noun
- /ˈlɪmpər/
:
cojo
- Yet these forms invite the limpers to judge the runners; non-readers, the readers; the inarticulate, the articulate; and non-writers, writers.
Examples
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I'll tell you this: there's nothing that leaves me limper than a thin model trying to look like she overindulges.
Blog text (9) -
Not to Wolverine, but to the older, limper one.
Fiction book (1994) -
The limper gave a growl, but the flash from a blaster, burning the ground by his feet, convinced him to move after the others.
Fiction book (1991) -
The silence is not attentive, and as always he feels his carefully prepared lecture, like the sheaf of typescript in his lightly sweating hand, go limper and limper.
Fiction book (1993) -
He went first, and after waiting patiently for his friend, slightly paunchy, limper of dick, to finish, he re-unzipped and said he wanted to do it again, not in the car but on the cool night asphalt of the empty lot we were parked in, and this time I was to show how much I liked it.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the injury, he became a limper, struggling to keep pace with his friends while walking.
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The limper moved slowly along the path, favoring his injured leg to avoid further pain.
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At the race, a notorious limper crossed the finish line last but received cheers for his determination.
Synonyms
A person who walks with a limp and an unsteady step
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Limper comes from the common verb limp, which means 'to walk unevenly' or 'to have a limp', and the ending -er means 'a person who does something'. So, a limper is simply a person who walks with a limp, like someone with a hurt ankle.