"gapper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gapper.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gappers [plural]
Etymology: From gap + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|gap|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From gap + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gapper (plural gappers)
  1. (baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
    Sense id: en-gapper-en-noun-h8CD3-~- Categories (other): Baseball Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.
    Sense id: en-gapper-en-noun-Mn~fXUMw Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 78

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