leaper

noun

1. One who leaps.

   “[…] 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.”

   “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. A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.

   “Any combination of a piece with a free piece is obviously free. It can however happen that a two-pattern leaper is free even though its components are not. […] Many other two-pattern leapers are possible.”

4. Synonym of jumper (“person who attempts suicide by jumping from a height”).
5. A person whose birthday falls on 29 February, and thus only occurs in leap years.

   “I'm sick of getting coloring books and dollies for my birthdays, and other leapers are just as exasperated by their juvenile gifts. Another question we always get is, “When do you celebrate your birthday?” On February 29th, of course.”

6. (slang)A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.

   “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.”

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

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

name

1. A surname.