groper
1[ groh-per ]
/ ˈgroʊ pər /
noun
a person or thing that gropes.
Slang. a person who touches or fondles someone for sexual pleasure, especially without the person’s consent.
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Definition for groper (2 of 2)
groper2
[ groh-per ]
/ ˈgroʊ pər /
noun
a large, purplish food fish, Achoerodus gouldii, inhabiting waters off Australia and New Zealand, characterized by an enormous gape.
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Example sentences from the Web for groper
You see, that's what we gropers after the light are trying to make possible.
The Return of Peter Grimm|David BelascoHe was continually surrounded at his work by a school of gropers, averaging a foot in length.
The boots are for one's own guidance; the toque illuminante is to show other gropers in the darkness that one's coming.
British Dictionary definitions for groper
groper
grouper
/ (ˈɡrəʊpə) /
noun plural -er or -ers
any large marine serranid fish of the genus Epinephelus and related genera, of warm and tropical seasAlso called: garoupa
Word Origin for groper
C17: from Portuguese garupa, probably from a South American Indian word
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