Meaning of striper in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    striper

    Definitions

    1. a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service

    Examples

    • « he's a four-striper »
  2. 2. caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
  3. 3. marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes

    Examples

    • « migrates upriver to spawn »
    • « sometimes placed in the genus Morone »

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