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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Cabrilla_reina.jpg/220px-Cabrilla_reina.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]gaper (plural gapers)
- One who gapes; a starer.
- Any of several species of burrowing clams.
- A comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla.
- A fish of species Champsodon capensis
- (US, slang) An inexperienced skier.
- 2017, Brendan Leonard, The Great Outdoors: Everything You Need to Know Before Heading Into the Wild, page 295:
- If you want to avoid looking like a gaper, just keep yourself from looking sloppy and you should be okay.
Synonyms
[edit]- (fish): comber
Hyponyms
[edit]- (burrowing clams): king clam
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from gaper
Translations
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch gapere. Equivalent to gapen + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaper m (plural gapers, diminutive gapertje n)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Verb
[edit]gaper
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