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

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grouper groupers

The restaurant, which has served dishes like hot-pot grouper and tofu, and sweet-and-sour pork with pineapple to Torontonians for nearly 50 years, was briefly name-checked in “Euphoria.”

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

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

Just outside the kitchen, under photographs of celebrities that have previously dined here, including actors, athletes, and television personalities, Tavares tells us that muqueca with grouper is the restaurant’s most popular item.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023

The collapse of white grouper has attracted the attention of international organizations, which have sought to use improved data collection to help bring back the fish.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 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

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

Algae, sponges and other invertebrates are all proliferating in the reserves, and commercial fish species like groupers have three times the biomass of those in unprotected waters.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Mr. Lin, the grouper farmer, said he worried the groupers could die as a result of overcrowding.

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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