Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Caperer · Ca·per·er · IPA /ˈkeɪpəɹə(ɹ)/ 01 n. One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances. 1. One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances. “The nimble caperer on the cord.” — Dryden.