leapers

Those who bound

Leapers are people or things that leap—jumping, springing, or bounding.

The word appears in contexts ranging from ballet dancers to frogs to those born on February 29th, who celebrate birthdays only in leap years: Leapers have to decide whether to celebrate on February 28th or March 1st in common years.

animals

kangaroo

Pouched Australian leaper

  • frogTailless leaping amphibian
  • grasshopperJumping insect, long legs
  • fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest

rabbit · gazelle · impala · locust · cricket · jackrabbit · antelope · hare · lemur · springbok

playful

hopscotch

Tossing and jumping game

bounce · spring · frolic · skip · caper · gambol · romp · bound · vault · hurdle

acrobatic

gymnast

Balance and flexibility athlete

trapeze · vaulting · parkour · capoeira · stuntman · ballet · circus · backflip · somersault · cartwheel

slang

speed

Rate of motion

psychostimulant

Opposites
mode of locomotion

leaperscrawlers

Those who move prone

creepers · slitherers · trudgers · plodders · wrigglers

mobility/groundedness

leapersstanders

Those positioned vertically

sitters · squatters

Family

leaper, outleaped, overleaped

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G