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