lapper
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.42 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "...that recipient of the favors and caresses of the hearthstone, that lapper of milk from the national saucer, the cat."
- "The pupils of the modern school discover in [the lion] but the crafty, cruel, and cowardly lapper of blood."
- "[…] Richard Petty Private Collection outran Buck Baker's '62 Chrysler to win the 200-lapper. One week later, Jim Paschal finished second to race winner Junior."
- "June 2006, RoadRacingWorld.com - Stanton Tops Formula Pacific Podium In Fourth Round Of AFM Racing At Thunderhill After he tangled with the lapper I thought, ‘Man, that sucks’,” Dorsey explained. “Then I realized I was in the lead! I was going to just cruise home."
- "There was mockery of our foolhardy enterprise in the soft whispering sough of the water, as I heard it lapper beneath the ferry-boat that lay ready to cross to the other side."
Etymology
From lap + -er.