galloper
noun
galloper is spelled G-A-L-L-O-P-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galloper means “One who gallops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galloper is gallopers.
How many letters and syllables are in galloper?
| Letters | 8: G-A-L-L-O-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is galloper?
Galloper appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of galloper
- gallopers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galloper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
An aide-de-camp.
- 3
A racehorse.
- 4
A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural)
- 5
A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
- 6
AustraliaThe Chinamanfish, a type of snapper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does galloper come from?
From gallop + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).