gaper
nounEtymology From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape + -er.
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
- 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:
- Synonyms
- comber
- Derived terms
- blue-billed gaper, blunt gaper, fat gaper, gaper clam, gaper pea crab, gaper snake-eel, gapers' block, gapeworm, little gaper, Pacific gaper, redeye gaper, sand gaper, sickle-billed gaper
- Hyponyms
- king clam