English Explanatory Dictionary

gaper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who gapes; a starer.
  2. Any of several species of burrowing clams.
  3. A comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla.
  4. A fish of species Champsodon capensis
  5. An inexperienced skier.

Pronunciation

En-au-gaper.ogg

Word forms

gaper gapers

Etymology

From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape + -er.

Synonyms

comber

Derived words

blue-billed gaper blunt gaper fat gaper gaper clam gaper pea crab gaper snake-eel gapers' block gapeworm little gaper Pacific gaper redeye gaper sand gaper sickle-billed gaper
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