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gaper

Rhymes with -eɪpə(ɹ)

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

noun 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.

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@misc{gaper_2026,
  title = {gaper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gaper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}