Definitions for gaper

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gaper gap·er

Spelling: [gey-per]

IPA: /ˈgeɪ pər/

Gaper is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in gaper (aegpr).

Definitions for gaper

noun

1. a person or thing that gapes.
2. Also called horse clam. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly and coarse-sand beaches.

Origin of gaper

First recorded in 1630-40; gape + -er¹

Examples for gaper

This clumsy sign is called de Gaaper,—the gaper,—and I know not the origin of it.