schnapper

American  

[shnap-er, snap-] / ˈʃnæp ər, ˈsnæp- /

noun

1. a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.

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schnapper British  

/ ˈʃnæpə /

noun

1. a variant of snapper snapper

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Etymology

Origin of schnapper

1820–30; variant of snapper; sch < German

Example Sentences

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schnapper

"Well," said Old Colonial, "there's no time now; but we've got to get some schnapper for supper to-night, so you and I will go and fish down the Arapaoa yonder; then I'll tell you."

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

In the maw there were, besides a large quantity of dismembered squid of great size, a number of fish, such as rock-cod, barracouta, schnapper, and the like, whose presence there was a revelation to me.

From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.

Then, when maybe they have caught schnapper, red bream and parrot-fish, they drift among the turtle, and the sport begins.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

The greatest ignorance, too, prevails as to the edible qualities of the many varieties of excellent rock-fish, except the well-known schnapper.

From Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 by Becke, Louis

On the appearance of a `blue pointer' among boats fishing for schnapper outside, the general cry is raised, `Look out for the blue pointer.'

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis