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snapper

Pronunciation: /ˈsnæpɚ/

The English word “snapper” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who, or that which, snaps.
  2. The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
  3. Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
  4. A small bluefish.
  5. A (human) baby.
  6. The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
  7. Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.
  8. One who takes snaps; a photographer.
  9. The snapping turtle.
  10. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
  11. A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
  12. A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
  13. A percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones.
  14. A string bean.
  15. The vulva.
  16. A punchline.
  17. A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.
  18. A stumble, a trip.

verb

  1. To stumble, to trip.
  2. To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.

Etymology

From snap + -er.

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