landloper

(ˈlændˌləʊpə)

Scot a vagabond or vagrant

[C16: from Dutch, from land + loopen to run, leap]

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land•lop•er

(ˈlændˌloʊ pər)

also land•loup•er

(-ˌlaʊ-, -ˌlu-)

n.

a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.

[1540–50; < Dutch: literally, land-runner. See land, lope, -er ¹]

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