No. 3,946 in Swedish

löpare

Runner; table runner; bishop (chess piece).

In a sentence

En löpare sprang snabbt förbi huset.
A runner quickly ran past the house.
The word 'löpare' in this sentence refers to a runner, someone engaging in the activity of running.
Jag köpte en ny löpare till matsalsbordet.
I bought a new table runner for the dining table.
Here, 'löpare' means a table runner, a piece of fabric used for decorative purposes on tables.
Schackspelaren flyttade sin löpare till en strategisk position.
The chess player moved their bishop to a strategic position.
In this context, 'löpare' is used to describe the bishop piece in chess, which moves diagonally.

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