leaper

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see also: Leaper

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Noun

leaper (plural leapers)

1. One who leaps.
   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers, New York: Avon, Chapter 39, p. 299,

     […] I read in the Bulletin about some mad joker breaking into the little kangaroo and koala zoo in the suburbs and slaughtering seven adult leapers and three joeys.

   • 1989, John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany, New York: William Morrow, Chapter 6, p. 271,

     In the winter—God knows why!—he liked basketball […] He played only in pickup games, to be sure—he could never have played on any of the teams—but he played with enthusiasm; he was quite a leaper, he had a jump shot that elevated him almost to eye level with the other players […]

2. A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
3. (chess) A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.
4. A person whose birthday falls on 29 February

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Leaper

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Noun

leaper (plural leapers)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.
   • 1992, Scott Nance, Making a Quantum Leap, Pioneer Books (1992), ISBN 9781556983122, page 22 ↗:

     Its mention has been known to cause power failures and auto breakdowns, so it's best to just refer to it as "The Halloween Episode." Leapers everywhere will know of what you speak.

   • 2001, Cinefantastique, Volume 33, page 19 ↗:

     Bakula already has a genre following of "Leapers" from his years as Dr. Sam Beckett on QUANTUM LEAP.

   • 2006, David Hofstede, 5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD 2007, Back Stage Books (2006), ISBN 9780823084562, page 238 ↗:

     While newcomers to the QL cult won't mind, Leapers know their show and will surely object to the alterations.

Proper noun

1. Surname

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