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Noun: stepper  step-u(r)
  1. A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps
    "The 3D printer used steppers for precise control of its print head";
    - stepping motor
     
  2. A horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
    "The elegant high stepper pranced gracefully in the parade";
    - high stepper
     
  3. A professional dancer
    "The Broadway stepper had been performing in musicals for over two decades";
    - hoofer [informal]

Derived forms: steppers

Type of: dancer, Equus caballus, horse, hoss [US, informal], motor, professional dancer, terpsichorean

Encyclopedia: Stepper