gaper

ˈɡeɪpər

Definition

Definition of gaper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

staring personperson who stares openly in wonder or surprise

The tourists were all gapers at the stunning waterfall..

gawker

onlooker

clam

TECH.

species of burrowing clam with a gap

TECH.

The gaper was found in the muddy sand.

clam

mollusk

shellfish

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species of burrowing clam with a gap

Origin of gaper

Dutch, gapen (to gape)

Examples of gaper in a sentence

She felt uncomfortable with the gaper staring at her in the park.
Gaper clams are often harvested for their meat.
The gaper's shell was displayed in the marine exhibit.

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French:badaud, palourde, ...
German:Gaffer, Klaffmuschel, ...
Italian:spettatore curioso, vongola, ...
Spanish:mirón, almeja, ...
Portuguese:pasmo, molusco, ...
Chinese:张口结舌的人, 掘穴蛤, ...
Japanese:見とれる人, ガーパー, ...
Arabic:مُحَدِّق, محار الفجوة, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹהֶה, צְדָפָה מִתְחַפֶּרֶת בַּעֲלַת פֶּתַח, ...
Russian:зевака, моллюск-гейпер, ...
Ukrainian:задивлений, молюск, ...
Hindi:घूरने वाला, गैपर, ...
Bengali:হা করে তাকানো ব্যক্তি, গ্যাপার, ...
Catalan:mirador, cloïssa, ...
Czech:čumil, druh škeble, ...
Danish:gloer, gaper, ...
Dutch:staarder, bodemkokkel, ...
Greek:χαζεύων, αχιβάδα, ...
Hungarian:bámészkodó, ásókagyló, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដែលសម្លឹងមើលដោយបើកចំហដោយការភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, ខ្យងសមុទ្រប្រភេទមួយដែលកប់ខ្លួនក្នុងដីមានគម្លាតសំបក, ...
Korean:구경꾼, 갭퍼, ...
Persian:خیره, صدف شکاف‌دار, ...
Polish:gapowicz, małż, ...
Portuguese (BR):pasmo, molusco, ...
Romanian:privitor, scoică gaper, ...
Swedish:gapare, sandmussla, ...
Thai:คนจ้องมอง, หอยกาบ, ...
Turkish:bön bakan, aralıklı midye, ...
Vietnamese:người nhìn chằm chằm, nghêu, ...

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