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LIMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does limper mean? 

LIMPER (noun)
  The noun LIMPER has 1 sense:

1. someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gaitplay

  Familiarity information: LIMPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIMPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hobbler; limper

Hypernyms ("limper" is a kind of...):

footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)

Derivation:

limp (walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury)


 Context examples 


So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie's crisp new one.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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