different between lamper vs lapper

English

Etymology 1

lamp +? -er

Noun

lamper (plural lampers)

1. One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

   Synonyms: jacklighter, spotlighter

Etymology 2

Noun

lamper (plural lampers)

1. (dialect) A lamprey.

Anagrams

• LaPerm, Marple, Palmer, ampler, palmer, relamp, repalm

Danish

Noun

lamper c

1. indefinite plural of lampe

French

Etymology

See laper (“to lap up”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.pe/

Verb

lamper

1. (transitive) to quaff, to swig

Conjugation

Derived terms

• lampée

Further reading

• Bratchet, A. (1873) , “lamper”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lamper m or f

1. indefinite plural of lampe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lampar

Noun

lamper m or f

1. indefinite feminine plural of lampe

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