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groper
grope G0277700 (grōp)v. groped, grop·ing, gropes v.intr.1. To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone.2. To search blindly or uncertainly: grope for an answer.v.tr.1. To make (one's way) by reaching about uncertainly.2. Slang To handle or fondle for sexual pleasure.n. The act or an instance of groping.
[Middle English gropen, from Old English grāpian.]
grop′er n.grop′ing·ly adv.groper (ˈɡrəʊpə) or groupern, pl -er or -ers (Animals) any large marine serranid fish of the genus Epinephelus and related genera, of warm and tropical seas. Also called: garoupa [C17: from Portuguese garupa, probably from a South American Indian word]IdiomsSeegropeEncyclopediaSeegrouper |