GROPER


Meaning of GROPER in English

groper 1

/groh"peuhr/ , n.

a person or thing that gropes.

[ 1560-70; GROPE + -ER 1 ]

groper 2

/groh"peuhr/ , n.

a large, purplish food fish, Achoerodus gouldii, inhabiting waters off Australia and New Zealand, characterized by an enormous gape.

[ appar. alter. of GROUPER 1 , perh. by assoc. with GROPE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .