grouper 1
/grooh"peuhr/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) grouper , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ), groupers .
any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, esp. of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
[ 1680-90;
garupa, of uncert. orig. ]
grouper 2
/grooh"peuhr/ , n.
1. a member of a group, as of tourists.
2. Slang. a member of a group of usually young and single persons who rent and share a house or apartment, as at a summer resort.
[ 1930-35; GROUP + -ER 1 ]