stepper
a person or animal that steps, especially a horse that lifts its front legs high at the knee.
Informal. a dancer.
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How to use stepper in a sentence
See Empson yourself; he will put my stepper Mab to the light trap; no delay.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithOur stove was a high-stepper, with long bent legs, and bore its oven on its back as a dromedary his hump.
A Pioneer Mother | Hamlin GarlandI've a trap with a fast stepper, and if we start to-morrow at half-past nine, we shall be in plenty of time.
Phineas Finn | Anthony TrollopeFrom this feat, Vishn bears the name of Triwikrama and Tripadas (thrice-stepper).
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I | Karl Ritter von ScherzerIt was a pretty good price, but it was a high-stepper, a flyer, a beauty.
The Golden Censer | John McGovern
British Dictionary definitions for stepper
/ (ˈstɛpə) /
a person who or animal that steps, esp a horse or a dancer
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