looper

loop +‎ -er

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːpə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ)

looper (plural loopers)

1. An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
2. An inchworm or measuring worm.
3. A (usually electronic) tool for creating music loops.
4. (slang) A golf caddy
   • 1981, James Ellroy, Brown's Requiem:

     "There ain't much to tell. I'm the king of the caddies, the greatest fucking looper who ever packed a bag."

   • 1980, Douglas Kenney, Harold Ramis, Brian Doyle-Murray, Caddyshack:

     "Carl Spackler: So I jump ship in Hong Kong and I make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas. Angie D’Annunzio: A looper? Carl Spackler: A looper, you know, a caddy, a looper, a jock."

• Pooler, peloro-, pooler