I. ˈāpə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: ape (II) + -er
: one that apes
apers of the nobility
II. ˈäpə(r), ˈā- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin; akin to Old English eofor wild boar, Old Saxon eƀur, Old High German ebur, Old Norse jöfurr prince, chieftain, Umbrian apruf, abrof wild boar (accusative plural), Old Slavic veprĭ, Lithuanian vepris
: the European wild boar