Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galloper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lop-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who gallops.

noun

An aide-de-camp.

noun

noun

A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural)

noun

A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.

noun

The Chinamanfish, a type of snapper

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"a. 1898, Rudyard Kipling, "The Drums of the Fore and Aft" The lancers chafing in the right gorge had thrice dispatched their only subaltern as galloper to report on the progress of affairs."
"Lieutenant Coghill had been told to act as galloper to Colonel Glyn on the unfortunate reconnaissance made from Isandlwana Camp, on January 22, 1879"
"The Hussler's trainer, Ross McDonald, is confident Australia's champion galloper will win the clashes, despite Weekend Hussler never having competed over 1000m before."

Etymology

From gallop + -er.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

gallopers (plural)

Questions

What does galloper mean?: One who gallops.
Where does galloper come from?: From gallop + -er.

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