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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAPER

n.One who gapes; a yawner. 1. One who opens his mouth for wonder and stares foolishly.
2. One who longs or craves.
3. A fish with six or seven bands and tail undivided.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GAPER

GAPER Gap "er, n.

1. One who gapes.

2. (Zoöl.) (a ) A European fish. See 4th Comber. (b ) A large edible clam (Schizothærus Nuttalli ), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam. (c ) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills.

New American Oxford Dictionary

gaper

gap er |ˈgāpər ˈɡeɪpər | ▶noun 1 a person who stares, typically in amazement or wonder. 2 a burrowing bivalve mollusk, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends. [Genus Mya, family Myidae. ]

Oxford Dictionary

gaper

gaper |ˈgeɪpə | ▶noun 1 a burrowing bivalve mollusc, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends. ●Genus Mya, family Myidae. 2 another term for comber 2. 3 a deep-sea anglerfish that is able to inflate itself with water. ●Family Chaunacidae and genus Chaunax. 4 a person who stares in amazement or wonder.