snapper
pronunciation
How to pronounce snapper in British English:
UK [ˈsnæpə(r)]
How to pronounce snapper in American English:
US [ˈsnæpɚ]
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- Noun:
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
- any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
- large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
Word Origin
- snapper (n.)
- "one who or that which snaps," 1570s, agent noun from snap (v.). Applied to various fishes since 1690s. Slang meaning "vagina" is by 2000. As a short form of snapping turtle (1784) it is recorded from 1872. Snappers "teeth" is attested from 1924.
Example
- 1. If reefs were to disappear , commonly consumed species of grouper and snapper could become just memories .
- 2. You could be paying $ 23 a pound for red snapper that 's really $ 3 a pound tilapia .
- 3. They pulled aboard at least a dozen beautiful big red snapper which slapped around on the deck at my feet .
- 4. Grilled whole red snapper , wild rice johnnycake , passionfruit jam , red onion .
- 5. Octopuses and squid seem to have escaped contamination , whereas other fish such as red snapper and sea bass are only sometimes found to be contaminated .