Comber vs. Gaper — What's the Difference?

Comber (from Irish: An Comar, meaning 'the confluence' , CUM-ber, locally cummer) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough.

A gaper (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣaːpər]) is a stone or wooden figurehead, often depicting a Moor, Muslim, or North African. The figurehead first appeared in the late 16th century as a hangout sign used outside the storefronts of drug stores in the Netherlands.

One, such as a machine or a worker, that combs something, such as wool.

One who gapes; a starer.

A long wave that has reached its peak or broken into foam; a breaker.

Any of several species of burrowing clams.

A person who combs wool, etc.

The comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla.

A machine that combs wool, etc.

The fish Champsodon capensis

A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

An inexperienced skier.

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

One who gapes.

One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.

A European fish. See 4th Comber.

A long, curling wave.

Encumbrance.

The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.

To cumber.