"gaper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-gaper.ogg Forms: gapers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gaper}} Middle English gaper, {{suffix|en|gape|er|id2=agent noun}} gape + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaper (plural gapers)
  1. One who gapes; a starer. Categories (lifeform): Bivalves, Serranids, Trachinoid fish
    Sense id: en-gaper-en-noun-vZbhDJHg Disambiguation of Bivalves: 51 20 20 3 7 Disambiguation of Serranids: 15 5 37 39 3 Disambiguation of Trachinoid fish: 12 4 39 42 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 24 1 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 43 19 16 2 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 23 20 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 4 39 19 22 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 37 23 27 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 42 15 20 3 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 14 18 2 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 41 15 17 2 25
  2. Any of several species of burrowing clams. Hyponyms (burrowing clams): king clam
    Sense id: en-gaper-en-noun-CqTDWwes Disambiguation of 'burrowing clams': 5 92 1 0 1
  3. A comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla. Categories (lifeform): Serranids, Trachinoid fish Translations (Serranus cabrilla): cabra (Asturian), serrà [masculine] (Catalan), cabra [feminine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-gaper-en-noun-6D7P8D-4 Disambiguation of Serranids: 15 5 37 39 3 Disambiguation of Trachinoid fish: 12 4 39 42 3 Disambiguation of 'Serranus cabrilla': 6 5 86 0 3
  4. A fish of species Champsodon capensis Categories (lifeform): Serranids, Trachinoid fish
    Sense id: en-gaper-en-noun-MvSC1jS3 Disambiguation of Serranids: 15 5 37 39 3 Disambiguation of Trachinoid fish: 12 4 39 42 3
  5. (US, slang) An inexperienced skier. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-gaper-en-noun-jkMmjEbv Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comber [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences]
Derived forms: blue-billed gaper, blunt gaper, fat gaper, gaper clam, gaper pea crab, gaper snake-eel, gapers' block, gapeworm (taxonomic: Syngamus trachea), little gaper, Pacific gaper, redeye gaper, sand gaper, sickle-billed gaper

Inflected forms

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