grouper

¹ American  

[groo-per] / ˈgru pər /

noun

• grouperer,
  plural
• groupers
  plural

1. any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.

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grouper ² American  

[groo-per] / ˈgru pər /

noun

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.

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grouper British  

/ ˈɡruːpə /

noun

1. a variant of groper

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• grouperer
  plural
• groupers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of grouper¹

First recorded in 1680–90, grouper is from the Portuguese word garupa, of uncertain origin

Origin of grouper²

First recorded in 1930–35; group + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

grouper groupers

Pina said the expedition's scientists were also disappointed to find few larger specimens of fish like grouper, snapper and sharks even on Cuban reefs that appeared otherwise healthy.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

Shark had been cut into small chunks on a nearby countertop—mako, she said—but the order she’s preparing calls for grouper and shrimp, so she adds those instead.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023

My fishmonger had halibut, but any firm, white-fleshed fish, such as sea bass or grouper, can be baked with great results.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

Alaskan crab is famously in a catch share, along with red snapper and grouper in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2023

Next thing you know, some nosy neighbor calls the grouper troopers and then, Houston, we’ve got a problem.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

The overexploitation of parrotfish and other groupers threatens 63 percent of coral reef ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

If the reefs collapse, so will some bigger fish stocks, like tuna and groupers.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024

In 2021, he was awarded the grand prize for capturing a trio of groupers in the act of spawning.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023

“If I don’t farm groupers, what else can I do to live?”

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

After these we found bass, of which we took eight, weighing from six to ten pounds each; also three fine groupers, the largest twelve pounds.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various

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