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groper
grop·er
1
/
ˈgroʊ
pər
/
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[
groh
-per
]
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noun
a person or thing that
gropes
.
Origin:
1560–70;
grope
+
-er
1
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grop·er
2
/
ˈgroʊ
pər
/
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[
groh
-per
]
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noun
a large, purplish food fish,
Achoerodus gouldii,
inhabiting waters off Australia and New Zealand, characterized by an enormous gape.
Origin:
apparently alteration of
grouper
1
, perhaps by association with
grope
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World English Dictionary
groper
or
grouper
(ˈɡrəʊpə)
—
n
,
pl
-er
,
-ers
Also called:
garoupa
any large marine serranid fish of the genus
Epinephelus
and related genera, of warm and tropical seas
[C17: from Portuguese
garupa,
probably from a South American Indian word]
grouper
or
grouper
—
n
[C17: from Portuguese
garupa,
probably from a South American Indian word]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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