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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024group•er1 (gro̅o̅′pər),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -er, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) , -ers. - Fishany of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, esp. of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- Portuguese garupa, of uncertain origin, originally
- 1680–90
- a member of a group, as of tourists.
- Slang Termsa member of a group of usually young and single persons who rent and share a house or apartment, as at a summer resort.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grouper /ˈɡruːpə/ n - a variant of groper
grop•er1 (grō′pər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that gropes.
grop•er2 (grō′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Biology, Fisha large, purplish food fish, Achoerodus gouldii, inhabiting waters off Australia and New Zealand, characterized by an enormous gape.
- apparently alteration of grouper1, perh. by association with grope
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: groper /ˈɡrəʊpə/, grouper n ( pl -er, -ers)- any large marine serranid fish of the genus Epinephelus and related genera, of warm and tropical seas
Etymology: 17th Century: from Portuguese garupa, probably from a South American Indian word |