{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-4-october-10-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 4–October 10, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"uC5KZgnN97rp5PqYUz8Vh","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6576064-31","sentence":"In 2019, Corteva reported that genes for proteins found in maidenhair ferns could protect soybeans from soybean looper and velvetbean caterpillars, and since then both groups have sharpened their focus on ferns.","source":{"sourceName":"Science Magazine","publicationDate":"2023-11-16T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-11-16T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.science.org/content/article/fern-proteins-fight-crop-pests-could-usher-potent-new-insecticides","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Elizabeth Pennisi","title":"Fern proteins fight crop pests, could usher in potent new insecticides"},"offsets":[112,118]},{"id":"6423693-2","sentence":"Cleveland had runners at second and third with one out when Josh Naylor hit a looper to center field that Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks appeared to catch with a sliding grab.","source":{"sourceName":"Washington Times","publicationDate":"2023-04-12T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-04-12T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/12/yankees-manager-aaron-boone-ejected-after-replay-r/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com","title":"Yankees manager Boone ejected after replay review confusion"},"offsets":[78,84]},{"id":"6188378-68","sentence":"His caddie, Billy Foster, one of the longest-serving and most popular loopers in Europe, removed the flag from the 18th pin.","source":{"sourceName":"Washington Times","publicationDate":"2022-06-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-06-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/19/matt-fitzpatrick-wins-us-open-on-same-course-as-hi/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com","title":"Fitzpatrick wins U.S. Open on same course as his 2013 amateur title"},"offsets":[70,77]},{"id":"6188369-4","sentence":"Open win Sunday also marked a breakthrough for one of the most popular loopers in the game.","source":{"sourceName":"Seattle Times","publicationDate":"2022-06-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-06-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/carry-on-fitzpatricks-caddie-gets-major-breakthrough/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"EDDIE PELLS","title":"Carry on: Fitzpatrick’s caddie gets major breakthrough"},"offsets":[71,78]},{"id":"6136945-5","sentence":"Troubled by cabbage loopers chewing on your brassicas?","source":{"sourceName":"Seattle Times","publicationDate":"2022-04-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-04-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/realestate/why-you-should-plant-a-garden-thats-wasp-friendly.html","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Margaret Roach","title":"Why you should plant a garden that’s wasp-friendly"},"offsets":[20,27]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"looper"},"requestId":"9NW_8--2FHsz2XZYUC2vY","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"pop fly","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"baseball hit high in the air","slug":"pop-fly","synonyms":[{"headword":"Texas Leaguer","slug":"texas-leaguer"},{"headword":"bloop","slug":"bloop"},{"headword":"blooper","slug":"blooper"},{"headword":"can of corn","slug":"can-of-corn"},{"headword":"looper","slug":"looper"},{"headword":"pop-up","slug":"pop-up"}]}],"slug":"looper"},"meta":{"arg":"looper","requestId":"AuNKOD8ZUUSouZ-IOjGYZ","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:03Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"looper","standardForm":"looper"},"id":"6097f6d7000000016a00fd46","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:03Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"looper","groups":["e","l","o","oo","p","r"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"repool","subwordTokens":["looper","ooper","oper","per","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"l","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"pop fly","id":"6097f7580000000363003de7","slug":"pop-fly"},"targetEntryId":"6097f7580000000363003dec","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f6d7000000016a00fd4b","ordinal":1,"shortText":"baseball hit high in the air","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"bloop","id":"6097f9f700000001eb001dd6","slug":"bloop"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"blooper","id":"6097f9f700000001eb001de1","slug":"blooper"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"pop-up","id":"6097f7580000000363004506","slug":"pop-up"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"Texas Leaguer","id":"6097f841000000014100bb03","slug":"texas-leaguer"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"can of corn","id":"6097fa18000000012400cb96","slug":"can-of-corn"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f6d7bb1f88f7c11d8e55","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680b9b00000002940022f1","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.flac","mpeg":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.mp3","ogg":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.ogg","wav":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.wav"},"id":"55680b9b00000002940022f2","ipa":{"text":"ˈlu pər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2],"html":"loo-per","text":"loo-per"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"looper","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"looper","requestId":"CViLrIGzR5QXtyduNN5zu","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-11-01T05:07:36Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"ˈlooper","standardForm":"ˈlooper"},"id":"4cce4b18fe725f54ab1aa6c0","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-11-01T05:07:36Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":false,"forward":"looper","groups":["e","l","o","oo","p","r","ˈ"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"repool","subwordTokens":["ˈlooper","looper","ooper","oper","per","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"0","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4ce7d09ccb48ac3d7ba35c26","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a person or thing that loops or makes loops"},{"id":"4ce1be7e0414fe5c25bce54d","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Life_Sciences_and_Allied_Applications:Animals","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"another name for a measuring worm"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈluːpə"}}]}],"slug":"looper","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:47:55Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"looper","standardForm":"looper","syllabicForm":"loop·er"},"id":"55680b9b00000002940022ed","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:47:55Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"looper","groups":["e","l","o","oo","p","r"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"repool","subwordTokens":["looper","ooper","oper","per","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"l","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680b9b000000029400231b","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1725–35; loop ¹ + -er ¹","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"The strands of wire are coiled by an automatic looper."}],"id":"55680b9b00000002940022fa","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"a person or thing that loops something or forms loops."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680a37000000038d00d105","ordinal":1,"text":"Also geometrid moth any moth of the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called inchworms, including cankerworms and hemlock loopers."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"geometrid","id":"55680a37000000038d00d0f1","slug":"geometrid"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680a950000000030001a19","ordinal":1,"text":"an inchworm, the larva of the geometrid moth Lambdina fiscellaria, a serious pest of various trees, including hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam fir, white spruce, and oak."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"hemlock looper","id":"55680a950000000030001a11","slug":"hemlock-looper"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680aee000000021900f3f3","ordinal":1,"text":"a caterpillar that moves along by bringing the rear end of its body forward and then advancing the front end, a motion known as looping; the larva of any geometrid moth."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"inchworm","id":"55680aee000000021900f3e6","slug":"inchworm"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"556807f400000003d100b33d","ordinal":1,"text":"the larva of the noctuid moth Trichoplusia ni, common throughout the United States and Canada, which feeds on a wide variety of vegetable crops, especially cabbage, broccoli, and other cruciferous plants."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"cabbage looper","id":"556807f400000003d100b335","slug":"cabbage-looper"}}],"id":"648cfc38000000038600d112","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Entomology","type":"category"}]},{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680a37000000038d00d105","ordinal":1,"text":"Also geometrid moth any moth of the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called inchworms, including cankerworms and hemlock loopers."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"geometrid","id":"55680a37000000038d00d0f1","slug":"geometrid"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680a950000000030001a19","ordinal":1,"text":"an inchworm, the larva of the geometrid moth Lambdina fiscellaria, a serious pest of various trees, including hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam fir, white spruce, and oak."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"hemlock looper","id":"55680a950000000030001a11","slug":"hemlock-looper"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"55680aee000000021900f3f3","ordinal":1,"text":"a caterpillar that moves along by bringing the rear end of its body forward and then advancing the front end, a motion known as looping; the larva of any geometrid moth."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"inchworm","id":"55680aee000000021900f3e6","slug":"inchworm"}}],"id":"648cfc38000000038600d116","ordinal":2,"source":"dcom","subOrdinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Entomology","type":"category"}],"text":"the larva of any geometrid moth, such as the hemlock looper; inchworm."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"556807f400000003d100b33d","ordinal":1,"text":"the larva of the noctuid moth Trichoplusia ni, common throughout the United States and Canada, which feeds on a wide variety of vegetable crops, especially cabbage, broccoli, and other cruciferous plants."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"cabbage looper","id":"556807f400000003d100b335","slug":"cabbage-looper"}}],"id":"648cfc38000000038600d11a","ordinal":2,"source":"dcom","subOrdinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Entomology","type":"category"}],"text":"cabbage looper."},{"id":"55680b9b000000029400230c","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","text":"a hook-shaped mechanism in a sewing machine that enables stitching by drawing the upper and lower threads together."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"5568079a00000003cf006f90","ordinal":3,"subOrdinal":1,"text":"a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield, where it is out of catching range for both the infielders and the outfielders, resulting in a hit for the batter."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"blooper","id":"5568079a00000003cf006f69","slug":"blooper"}}],"examples":[{"sentence":"He was robbed of an RBI looper by the speediest shortstop in the league."}],"id":"55680b9b000000029400230e","label":"Baseball.","ordinal":4,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Sports and Outdoor Gear","type":"category"},{"tag":"Football, Baseball, and Basketball","type":"category"},{"tag":"Sports","type":"category"}],"text":"blooper."}],"id":"55680b9b00000002940022f7","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680b9b00000002940022f1","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.flac","mpeg":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.mp3","ogg":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.ogg","wav":"L03/L0366900/L0366900.wav"},"id":"55680b9b00000002940022f2","ipa":{"text":"ˈlu pər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2],"html":"loo-per","text":"loo-per"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"looper","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"looper","requestId":"gZULEKRhbjzKjhZg197se","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"looper","slug":"looper"},{"displayForm":"blooper","slug":"blooper"},{"displayForm":"blooper","slug":"blooper"},{"displayForm":"ˈlooper","slug":"looper"},{"displayForm":"Cooper","slug":"cooper"},{"displayForm":"Cooper","slug":"cooper"},{"displayForm":"Yooper","slug":"yooper"},{"displayForm":"cooper","slug":"cooper"},{"displayForm":"cooper","slug":"cooper"},{"displayForm":"hooper","slug":"hooper"},{"displayForm":"hooper","slug":"hooper"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"looper","slug":"looper"},{"displayForm":"blooper","slug":"blooper"},{"displayForm":"looped","slug":"looped"},{"displayForm":"snooper","slug":"snooper"},{"displayForm":"trooper","slug":"trooper"},{"displayForm":"loopy","slug":"loopy"},{"displayForm":"pooped","slug":"pooped"},{"displayForm":"proper","slug":"proper"},{"displayForm":"troopers","slug":"troopers"},{"displayForm":"drooped","slug":"drooped"},{"displayForm":"looping","slug":"looping"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"looper"},"requestId":"RBHQ-X1WdL7LKI28g5teo","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

looper

Example Sentences

Related Words