A person or creature that loops or moves in loops at the front; possibly a type of caterpillar or measuring worm.
From 'foreloop' or 'fore-' + 'looper.' The term appears to combine Old English 'fore-' with 'looper' (something that loops), though usage is rare and possibly dialectal.
Loopers (inchworm caterpillars) were sometimes called 'forelooper' in old texts—they move by humping their bodies in loops, and early observers noticed the front of their body creates the first loop of movement.
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