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looper

4 8.2

A person or thing that moves in circles

noun
/ˈluːpər/

: circular

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Joe, a Looper who is quiet, reserved, and pretty content with what he does.

Examples

Well, well, Boots Marsden and Louie the Looper.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
During the workout, he focused on his form while performing loops as a looper around the track.
Alicea puts it in play, a looper to left field for a base hit.

Moneyball (2011)
You know, a caddy, a looper...

Caddyshack (1980)
Every one of the Looper's punches has been short.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
The magician waved his wand, and a looper of lights danced around the room.
The artist used a looper to create mesmerizing patterns with her yarn.

Synonyms

circler

vslooper

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A person or thing that moves in a circle

moves in repeated turns or creates rounded coils rather than one round path

Surface Forms

looper singular

loopers plural

Morphology

looper = loop (transparent) = loop + er

This is a straightforward agentive/instrumental noun from 'loop', meaning a person or thing that loops.

Etymology

Looper comes from loop + -er, literally meaning 'one who loops'. A 'loop' is a round or curved path, so a looper is a person or thing that makes loops or moves in circles.