snapper
Americannoun
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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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Snapper could refer to 96 different species, tuna to 14, cod to two.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024
But his family eventually embrace the idea of a new tradition, and even enlist the help of Snapper to open their presents on Christmas morning.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
He initially cast Mr. Hasselhoff as Snapper Foster on “The Young and the Restless” in 1975.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Snapper Tyler Ott quote tweeted “Ha!” to a tweet from former Seahawk K.J.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021
I mate of de Snapper, and got character to lose.”
From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald
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