gapers

noun

plural of gaper
as in gawkers

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  1. rubberneckers
  2. spies
  3. interlopers
  4. intruders
  5. meddlers
  6. busybodies
Noun
  • Perry says the property caught the eye of several architects and rubberneckers.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of rubberneckers
Noun
  • In 2010, 11 deep-cover Russian spies were arrested across the United States, sending shockwaves around the globe.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Ken McCallum, MI5’s director-general, said Chinese spies poseda daily national security threat, and were creating fake job adverts to try to lure British professionals into handing over information.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • At the time, my editor and I were assuming that the fandom would be hostile to interlopers who didn’t possess the ancient knowledge of Andi self-eliminating rather than spending one more minute with Juan Pablo.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The interlopers were contrabandistas, Native Pacific Northwesterners brought by American merchants operating out of Hawaii and heading to the Mexican coast to hunt otters without a license.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of interlopers
Noun
  • In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • People often talk about illnesses like cancer as intruders in the house.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of intruders
Noun
  • But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of meddlers
Noun
  • Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of busybodies
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“Gapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gapers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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