(n.) One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes.
(n.) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands.
Example Sentences:
(1) The incompatibility group W plasmid pSa suppresses Agrobacterium tumefaciens oncogenicity (J. Loper and C. Kado, J. Bacteriol.
(2) CYP52A2 is located 1 kb upstream from CYP52A1, the previously characterized P450 gene [Sanglard and Loper, Gene 76 (1989) 121-136] and shows the same orientation.
(3) "We were called spies, pryers, mass-eavesdroppers, nosey parkers, peeping-toms, lopers, snoopers, envelope-steamers, keyhole artists, sex maniacs, sissies and society playboys."
(4) This mutant can utilize L-histidinol as sole source of carbon and nitrogen and has a 60-fold increased histidinol dehydrogenase (HDH) content (Dhawale, Creaser & Loper, 1972).
Toper
Definition:
(n.) One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot.