English Explanatory Dictionary

groper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agent noun of grope: one who gropes.
  2. An employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), especially one who performs inspections on passengers.
noun
  1. Any of several marine fish, especially the Queensland groper or giant grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus, of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
  2. hapuku wreckfish (Polyprion oxygeneios)

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹoʊpɚ/ /ˈɡɹoʊpə/

Word forms

groper gropers

Etymology

From grope + -er.

Derived words

groyper sandgroper baldchin groper bass groper
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