Definition of "lapper" in English

noun

1. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.

2. (in combination) Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.

3. (sports) A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.

   • June 2006, RoadRacingWorld.com - Stanton Tops Formula Pacific Podium In Fourth Round Of AFM Racing At Thunderhill After he tangled with the lapper I thought, ‘Man, that sucks’,” Dorsey explained. “Then I realized I was in the lead! I was going to just cruise home.

4. One who wraps or folds.

5. A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.

6. (sailing) A headsail that overlaps the mast.

verb

1. To make a gentle splashing sound, as the sound of flowing water.