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aper

/ˈeɪpɚ/

aper noun: someone who apes something.

Noun

aper (plural apers)

  1. Someone who apes something
    • Valerio ridiculed the proposal to his friends and called Cavour an aper of English customs.1908, Rupert Sargent Holland, Builders of United Italy, page 175
    Synonyms:
    imitator

Synonyms of aper

Forms of aper

pluralapers

Origin of aper

From ape + -er.

Questions about aper

What does aper mean?
Aper means someone who apes something.
What part of speech is aper?
Aper is a noun.
How do you pronounce aper?
Aper is pronounced /ˈeɪpɚ/.
What is the plural of aper?
The plural of aper is apers.

Words near aper in the dictionary

  1. apepsia
  2. apepsias
  3. apepsinia
  4. apepsy
  5. apeptic
  6. aper
  7. aperch
  8. apercu
  9. apercus
  10. aperea
  11. apereas

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