caperer

English

Etymology

caper +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪpəɹə(ɹ)/

Noun

caperer (plural caperers)

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

Verb

caperer

first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of capiō

Verb

caperer

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of caperō

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