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stepper.

A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɛ.pə(ɹ)/
  1. A person or animal that steps, especially energetically or high.

  2. A dancer.

  3. A dancer in a step show.

  4. A kind of electric motor that advances in steps rather than smoothly.

  5. A device used in the manufacture of microcircuits to apply a photolithographic image repeatedly, at regular intervals (by imaging, moving a step and repeating).

  6. A type of exercise machine.

  7. Anything that moves or advances in steps.

  8. A shoe, especially a fashionable or attractive shoe, or one used for step-dancing.

    colloquial · especially · in-plural
  9. A prison treadmill.

    UK · historical · obsolete · slang
  10. A foot (appendage of the leg).

    slang
  11. The feet of anthropomorphic animals, especially paws.

    slang
  12. A kind of driving rhythm or drumbeat in reggae music.

Where this word comes from

From step + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.