English Explanatory Dictionary

snapper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or that which, snaps.
  2. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
  3. The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
  4. Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
  5. A small bluefish.
  6. A (human) baby.
  7. The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
  8. 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.
  9. One who takes snaps; a photographer.
  10. The snapping turtle.
  11. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
  12. A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
verb
  1. To stumble, to trip.
  2. To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.
noun
  1. A stumble, a trip.
  2. An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.
name
  1. A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5934).

Pronunciation

/ˈsnæpɚ/ en-au-snapper.ogg

Word forms

snapper snappers schnapper snappering snappered

Etymology

From snap + -er.

Antonyms

anti-snapper

Derived words

black snapper Colorado snapper cubera snapper finger-snapper lane snapper long snapper mackerel snapper mahogany snapper mangrove snapper mutton snapper pink snapper rafter snapper red snapper snapper biscuit snapperhead snapper-upper snipper-snapper whippersnapper
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