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gapper

/ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/

gapper noun: a ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.

Noun

gapper (plural gappers)

  1. 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.

Forms of gapper

pluralgappers

Origin of gapper

From gap + -er.

Questions about gapper

What does gapper mean?
Gapper means a ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
What part of speech is gapper?
Gapper is a noun.
How do you pronounce gapper?
Gapper is pronounced /ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of gapper?
The plural of gapper is gappers.

Words near gapper in the dictionary

  1. Gappas
  2. gapped
  3. gapped it
  4. gapped scale
  5. gapped scales
  6. gapper
  7. gappers
  8. gappier
  9. gappiest
  10. gappiness
  11. gapping

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