different between gaper vs gapper

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?p?(r)

Noun

gaper (plural gapers)

1. One who gapes; a starer.
2. Any of several species of burrowing clams.
3. The comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla.
4. The fish Champsodon capensis
5. (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.

Synonyms

• (fish): comber

Hyponyms

• (burrowing clams): king clam

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• grape, pager, parge

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gapere. Equivalent to gapen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?.p?r/
• Hyphenation: ga?per
• Rhymes: -a?p?r

Noun

gaper m (plural gapers, diminutive gapertje n)

1. A yawner, one who yawns.
2. A figurehead with an open mouth used as the shop sign of a pharmacy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gaper

1. present of gape

English

Etymology

gap +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æp?(?)/

Noun

gapper (plural gappers)

1. (baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.

   Bob's gapper cleared the bags.

2. Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.

Anagrams

• papreg, pregap

Dutch

Etymology

From gappen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.p?r/
• Hyphenation: gap?per
• Rhymes: -?p?r

Noun

gapper m (plural gappers, diminutive gappertje n)

1. (Netherlands, colloquial) thief
   • (Can we date this quote?), John O'Mill (Johan van der Meulen), "Pruimejantje".

     Jantje zag eens pruimen hangen / Oh, als eieren zo groot; / De tuinman zag zijn bolle wangen / Sloeg de vuile gapper dood.