galloper
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]galloper (plural gallopers)
- One who gallops.
- a. 1898, Rudyard Kipling, "The Drums of the Fore and Aft"
- The lancers chafing in the right gorge had thrice dispatched their only subaltern as galloper to report on the progress of affairs.
- a. 1898, Rudyard Kipling, "The Drums of the Fore and Aft"
- An aide-de-camp.
- “Lieutenant Nevill Josiah Aylmer Coghill, 24th Regiment”, in North East Medals[1]:
- Lieutenant Coghill had been told to act as galloper to Colonel Glyn on the unfortunate reconnaissance made from Isandlwana Camp, on January 22, 1879
- A racehorse.
- 2009 January 25, Rod Nicholson, “Get ready for Hussler v Cat”, in Herald Sun[2]:
- The Hussler's trainer, Ross McDonald, is confident Australia's champion galloper will win the clashes, despite Weekend Hussler never having competed over 1000m before.
- A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural)
- (military) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
- (Australia) The Chinamanfish, a type of snapper