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gapers

gapers is the plural of gaper.

Meaning of gaper

Noun

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.
    • If you want to avoid looking like a gaper, just keep yourself from looking sloppy and you should be okay.2017, Brendan Leonard, The Great Outdoors: Everything You Need to Know Before Heading Into the Wild, page 295

Phrases with gapers

Questions about gapers

What is gapers the plural of?
Gapers is the plural of gaper.

Words near gapers in the dictionary

  1. gaped for
  2. gapeline
  3. gapelines
  4. gapemouthed
  5. gaper
  6. gapers
  7. gapers block
  8. gapers' block
  9. gapers' blocks
  10. gapes
  11. gapes for

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