loper

noun3

1. •
   One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.

   • Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors. — 2000
2. •
   (dialect, US) A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
3. •
   A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.