Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A deep-sea eel, Saccopharynx ampullaceus, and other species of the family Saccopharyngidæ, remarkable for the extraordinary extension of the gape.

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  • noun One that gulps

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  • noun a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily

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Examples

  • The scientists who discovered the creatures were apparently as amused as we are, giving them names such as gulper eel, droopy sea pen, squarenose helmetfish, ping-pong tree sponge, Gorgon's head and googly-eyed glass squid.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • And although my dog isn't much of a gulper of all things, many of his visiting dog pals are.

    Pet Talk: Beware of the cocoa bean mulch 2011

  • Accordingly, I anticipate that a consequence of the regulations authorized by this provision of the HCR bill, there will be false advertising and similiar trival suits — OMG, that triple grease bomb with super-sized fries and gallon gurgle gulper really had 52,000 calories and not just 50,000!

    The Volokh Conspiracy » New Health Care Law Regulates Restaurant Menus, Drive-Through Signs of Restaurant Chains 2010

  • Accordingly, I anticipate that a consequence of the regulations authorized by this provision of the HCR bill, there will be false advertising and similiar trival suits — OMG, that triple grease bomb with super-sized fries and gallon gurgle gulper really had 52,000 calories and not just 50,000!

    The Volokh Conspiracy » New Health Care Law Regulates Restaurant Menus, Drive-Through Signs of Restaurant Chains 2010

  • MADISON ARM, HEBGEN LAKE, MONTANA Famous for gulper fishing in late summer, this water calls for long, accurate casts.henrysforkanglers. com

    Reach More Fish from a Float Tube 2008

  • Gallardo-Domas is fine but she strikes me as a bit of a gulper when it comes to her vocal lines.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • Gallardo-Domas is fine but she strikes me as a bit of a gulper when it comes to her vocal lines.

    Moor Dies of Heartbreak 2008

  • Are you a gulper, must read in large chunks of time, one book at a time type, or can you be just as happy with a simple sips from several sources, reading several books at once?

    Sip or Swallow? 2007

  • I think of the Reader, with capital R, as a cross section gulper, and I'm always surprised to find that they may be more boutique than I imagine.

    Sip or Swallow? 2007

  • Are you a gulper, must read in large chunks of time, one book at a time type, or can you be just as happy with a simple sips from several sources, reading several books at once?

    April 2007 2007

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