caperer

English

Etymology

From caper +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪpəɹə(ɹ)/

Noun

caperer (plural caperers)

1. One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fourteenth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     The nimble caperer on the cord.

Anagrams

• precare, prerace

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

caperer

1. first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of capiō

Etymology 2

Verb

caperer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of caperō