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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024snap•per (snap′ər),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -per, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -pers for 1, 2; -pers for 3, 4, 5.- Fishany of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- Fishany of various other fishes, as the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix.
- ReptilesSee snapping turtle.
- Informal Termsa person in charge of a group of workers.
- a tuft or knot of cotton, horsehair, hemp, etc., at the tip of a whip's lash;
cracker; popper.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: snapper /ˈsnæpə/ n ( pl -per, -pers)- any large sharp-toothed percoid food fish of the family Lutjanidae of warm and tropical coastal regions
See also red snapper - a sparid food fish, Chrysophrys auratus, of Australia and New Zealand, that has a pinkish body covered with blue spots
- another name for snapping turtle
- a person or thing that snaps
Also called (for senses 1, 2): schnapper |