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One yawning
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gaper
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Word definitions for gaper in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gaper \Gap"er\ (g[=a]p"[~e]r), n. One who gapes. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish. See 4th Comber . A large edible clam ( Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttalli ), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam . An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus , related to ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 One who gapes; a starer. 2 Any of several species of burrowing clams. 3 The comber, a fish of the species (taxlink Serranus cabrilla species noshow=1). 4 The fish (taxlink Champsodon capensis species noshow=1)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, "one who stares open-mouthed in wonder," agent noun from gape (v.). Gaper delay in traffic control parlance attested by 1995.
Usage examples of gaper.
He explains some texts of the Bible in his own fashion, and if he pleases the gapers around him they invite him to expound next Sunday, often in a tavern.
Amazing Marriage was again the riddle in the cracker for tattlers and gapers.
He was very tall and despite his phalanx of lawyers, the gapers and starers got a clear view as he stood on top of the mean flight of steps, framed between two stone monoliths.