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gaper

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

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gasper

English

Etymology

gasp +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

gasper (plural gaspers)

  1. Agent noun of gasp; a person or animal that gasps.
  2. (Britain, slang) A cigarette.
  3. (BDSM, slang) One who is aroused by asphyxiation.
    • 1999, "[email protected]", gay male gaspers/breath control and choking roleplay. (on newsgroup alt.sex.necrophilia)
  4. An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft.

Anagrams

  • gapers, grapes, pagers, parges, sparge

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