Definition of "leaper" in English

noun

1. One who leaps.

2. A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

3. (chess) A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way.

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.