aper

1 of 2

noun (1)

ap·​er

ˈā-pər

plural -s

: one that apes

apers of the nobility

aper

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈä-pər, 

ˈā-

plural -s

: the European wild boar

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

ape entry 2 + -er

Noun (2)

Latin; akin to Old English eofor wild boar, Old Saxon eƀur, Old High German ebur, Old Norse jöfurr prince, chieftain, Umbrian apruf, abrof wild boar (accusative plural), Old Slavic veprĭ, Lithuanian vepris

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