loper

/L OW1 P ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.

  2. 2

    (Southwestern US dialects) A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.

  3. 3

    (ropemaking) A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.

  4. 4

    A surname.