Landloper definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAND'LOPER, n. [See Leap and Interloper.]
A landman; literally, a land runner; a term of reproach among seamen to designate a man who passes his life on land.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. esp. Sc. a vagabond. Etymology: MDu. landlooper (as LAND, loopen run, formed as LEAP)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Landloper Land"lo`per, n. Same as Landlouper.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Landlouper Land"loup`er, n. [D. landlooper, lit., landrunner; land land + loopen to run. See Land, and Leap.] A vagabond; a vagrant. [Written also landleaper and landloper.] ``Bands of landloupers.'' --Moltey.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Wanderer, vagrant, vagabond.

Moby Thesaurus

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