gaper

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

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• Rhymes: -eɪpə(ɹ)

gaper (plural gapers)

1. One who gapes; a starer.
2. Any of several species of burrowing clams.
3. A comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla.
4. A fish of species Champsodon capensis
5. (US, slang) An inexperienced skier.
   • 2017, Brendan Leonard, The Great Outdoors: Everything You Need to Know Before Heading Into the Wild, page 295:

     If you want to avoid looking like a gaper, just keep yourself from looking sloppy and you should be okay.

• (fish): comber

• (burrowing clams): king clam

• grape, pager, parge

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.pər/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧per
• Rhymes: -aːpər

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

gaper

1. present of gape