·noun One who, or that which, gallops.
II. Galloper ·noun A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
A blood horse. A hunter. The toby gill clapped his bleeders to his galloper and tipped the straps th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A small gun used by the Indians, easily drawn by one horse. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book