snapper
Americannoun
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snapper,
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snappers
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any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
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any of various other fishes, as the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix.
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Informal. a person in charge of a group of workers.
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a tuft or knot of cotton, horsehair, hemp, etc., at the tip of a whip's lash; cracker; popper.
noun
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any large sharp-toothed percoid food fish of the family Lutjanidae of warm and tropical coastal regions See also red snapper
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a sparid food fish, Chrysophrys auratus, of Australia and New Zealand, that has a pinkish body covered with blue spots
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another name for bluefish snapping turtle
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a person or thing that snaps
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informal a person who takes snapshots; photographer
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informal a baby
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He also thanks his long snapper, John Henry Mason, and holder, Levi Gonzaga.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-looking fish locals call "esene".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then she released a song called Mad Woman, whose video required her to hit Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams square in the face with a red snapper.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
On the lunch menu: red snapper the captain caught that morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Okay, so that old snapper snapped me good, and I thought maybe I’d go after him and b-bring him b-back to my uncle’s place. He’d be a good trick to play on somebody’s b-bed.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
"Elders used to fish for red snappers and other things," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The fish included golden African snappers, blackbar soldierfish, Guinean angelfish, West African goatfish, the Monrovia doctorfish, three-banded butterflyfish, and two species of damselfish.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
He’s become a hero to those long snappers practicing for years, showing that hard work can lead to a college scholarship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
In four days Rachel Reeves will stand outside No 11 holding the red Budget box up for hordes of press snappers.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
My mother wasn’t keen on fishing, but she was always happy when we’d come back with a cooler full of snappers.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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