looper
An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
Other meanings
A moth having a caterpillar which arches its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks due to having fewer prolegs, including inchworms or measuring worms in the family Geometridae and some species in the family Noctuidae.
A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.
Synonyms
- measuring worm
Related words
- cabbage looper
- green looper
- looper caterpillar
- mesquite looper moth
- semi-looper
- red-lined looper
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “looper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.