lapper

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From lap + -er. ==== Noun ==== lapper (plural lappers) One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue. (in combination) Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps. (sports) A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front. 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. One who wraps or folds. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine. (sailing) A headsail that overlaps the mast. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== lapper (third-person singular simple present lappers, present participle lappering, simple past and past participle lappered) To make a gentle splashing sound, as the sound of flowing water. === Anagrams === rappel == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French laper. === Verb === lapper (Jersey, onomatopoeia, transitive) to lap (a liquid) Synonym: cliapoter == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === lapper m indefinite plural of lapp