NOUN | person | striper | a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service |
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food | striper, striped bass | caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States | |
animal | striper, striped bass, Roccus saxatilis, rockfish | marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes |
Sounds | stray'per | |
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Rhymes | asper ... zipper: 139 rhymes with per... |
Meaning | A serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service. | |
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Example | "he's a four-striper " | |
Broader | serviceman, military man, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces |
Meaning | caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States. | |
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Synonym | striped bass | |
Broader | sea bass, bass | The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae |
Meaning | marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone. | |
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Synonyms | striped bass, Roccus saxatilis, rockfish | |
Member of | Roccus, genus Roccus | A genus of Serranidae |
Broader | sea bass | Any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin |
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