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Definition of Eloper
1. n. One who elopes.
Definition of Eloper
1. Noun. Agent noun of elope; one who elopes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eloper
1. one that elopes [n -S] - See also: elopes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eloper
Literary usage of Eloper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"O. Fr. adj. clop (lame), whence the vn. eloper, lost in mod. Fr., leaving its
près, partie, in the expression clopin-clopant, of which the first part is the ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"The fundamental image is the clumping gait of a lame man, consisting of a succession
of knocks, represented by the Fr. clop, clok, in eloper, ..."
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