Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mounted (or unmounted) despatch-bearer on a battle-field; an aide-decamp.
  • noun One who or that which gallops.
  • noun In artillery, a carriage on which small guns are conveyed, fitted with shafts so as to be drawn without limbers. [Eng.]
  • noun A galloper-gun.
  • noun In dyeing, a rolling-frame.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, gallops.
  • noun (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
  • noun a light gun, supported on a galloper, -- formerly attached to British infantry regiments.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who gallops.
  • noun A racehorse
  • noun A carousel

Etymologies

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gallop +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Yes, the troop carried heavy armament, sixteen carriage-mounted "galloper" cannon, and two sixteen-inch mortars.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • In addition, there was the 1-1/2-pounder (and sometimes the light 3 - or 6-pounder) on a "galloper" carriage -- a vehicle with its trail shaped into shafts for the horse.

    Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy

  • George Richardson, G.O.C., and it was on this occasion that Mr. F.E. Smith became famous as "galloper" to the General.

    Ulster's Stand For Union Ronald John McNeill 1897

  • But Sir EDWARD CARSON'S erstwhile "galloper" neither forgot nor apologised for his daring feats of horsemanship, and triumphantly produced a letter from his former chief assuring "my dear

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 Various 1898

  • As a precaution, he ordered the galloper to continue with all speed on the Péronne road for a further hour.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • A galloper was immediately sent on ahead to organize swift changes, for, despite what he had said about the Lille telegraph, Fondard did not intend to cede the glory of capture to the army if he could avoid it.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • He is clearly the most likely winner but odds of 1-4 do not tempt, especially as the distance of 10 furlongs is really too sharp for this dour galloper.

    Talking Horses 2010

  • A galloper was immediately sent on ahead to organize swift changes, for, despite what he had said about the Lille telegraph, Fondard did not intend to cede the glory of capture to the army if he could avoid it.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • A galloper was immediately sent on ahead to organize swift changes, for, despite what he had said about the Lille telegraph, Fondard did not intend to cede the glory of capture to the army if he could avoid it.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • As a precaution, he ordered the galloper to continue with all speed on the Péronne road for a further hour.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

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