Loper

·noun One who, or that which, lopes; ·esp., a horse that lopes.

II. Loper ·noun A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the strands.

land-loper
(Dutch, landlooper.) A vagrant; one who strolls about the country.--Bailey's Dict. Applied by sailor...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.