different between gapper vs lapper

English

Etymology

gap +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æp?(?)/

Noun

gapper (plural gappers)

1. (baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.

   Bob's gapper cleared the bags.

2. Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.

Anagrams

• papreg, pregap

Dutch

Etymology

From gappen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.p?r/
• Hyphenation: gap?per
• Rhymes: -?p?r

Noun

gapper m (plural gappers, diminutive gappertje n)

1. (Netherlands, colloquial) thief
   • (Can we date this quote?), John O'Mill (Johan van der Meulen), "Pruimejantje".

     Jantje zag eens pruimen hangen / Oh, als eieren zo groot; / De tuinman zag zijn bolle wangen / Sloeg de vuile gapper dood.

English

Etymology 1

lap +? -er

Noun

lapper (plural lappers)

1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
2. (in combination) Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
3. (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.

4. One who wraps or folds.
5. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
6. (sailing) A headsail that overlaps the mast.

Etymology 2

Verb

lapper (third-person singular simple present lappers, present participle lappering, simple past and past participle lappered)

1. 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

1. (Jersey, onomatopoeia, transitive) to lap (a liquid)

   Synonym: cliapoter

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lapper m

1. indefinite plural of lapp