"snapper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnæpɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-snapper.ogg Forms: snappers [plural]
Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ) Etymology: From snap + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|snap|-er|id2=agent noun}} snap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} snapper (plural snappers)
  1. One who, or that which, snaps.
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-IJuWW43C
  2. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
    (Australia, New Zealand) The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
    Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Snappers, Sparids Hyponyms (Chrysophrys auratus): cockney (english: very young), red bream (english: adolescent), squire (alt: pre-adult)
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-lrz18jtI Disambiguation of Snappers: 2 16 10 10 2 1 3 2 13 4 12 2 5 4 0 3 5 2 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Sparids: 2 18 11 11 3 1 4 2 12 3 11 2 5 2 0 4 5 0 2 0 0 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English Disambiguation of 'Chrysophrys auratus': 2 47 4 3 2 1 3 2 9 4 9 1 4 1 0 3 4
  3. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
    (US) Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
    Tags: US
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-8IRzqe48 Categories (other): American English
  4. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
    (US) A small bluefish.
    Tags: US
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-YicH9oby Categories (other): American English
  5. (Ireland, slang) A (human) baby. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-zyCyiKb3 Categories (other): Irish English
  6. (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-C7x72hXp Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (US) 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. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-bHIJYabF Categories (other): American English
  8. (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-SdB2RHv6
  9. (US, informal) The snapping turtle. Tags: US, informal Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles, Phaseolus beans, Snappers, Turtles, Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-dzEFumpu Disambiguation of Elateroid beetles: 3 7 5 3 3 3 5 4 15 4 15 3 8 2 0 5 5 2 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Phaseolus beans: 3 10 6 5 3 2 5 3 13 5 11 2 7 5 0 4 7 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Snappers: 2 16 10 10 2 1 3 2 13 4 12 2 5 4 0 3 5 2 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Turtles: 3 7 5 3 3 2 4 4 18 4 13 3 8 2 0 5 5 2 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 4 8 5 3 4 2 5 3 17 7 15 3 8 2 1 5 5 0 3 1 1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Northern England English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 5 4 4 3 6 3 17 4 13 3 8 2 0 6 7 0 3 0 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 10 6 5 3 2 8 3 26 3 10 2 7 3 0 3 6 Disambiguation of Northern England English: 3 8 6 6 4 2 6 3 16 4 12 2 7 4 0 4 7 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 8 6 2 4 3 6 4 17 5 14 3 9 1 0 3 5 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 6 4 4 2 5 4 17 5 14 2 8 1 0 5 6 1 3 1 1
  10. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-y8mN8cEY
  11. A snap beetle (family Elateridae). Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles, Phaseolus beans, Snappers, Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-1NaWVZXN Disambiguation of Elateroid beetles: 3 7 5 3 3 3 5 4 15 4 15 3 8 2 0 5 5 2 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Phaseolus beans: 3 10 6 5 3 2 5 3 13 5 11 2 7 5 0 4 7 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Snappers: 2 16 10 10 2 1 3 2 13 4 12 2 5 4 0 3 5 2 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 4 8 5 3 4 2 5 3 17 7 15 3 8 2 1 5 5 0 3 1 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 8 6 2 4 3 6 4 17 5 14 3 9 1 0 3 5 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 6 4 4 2 5 4 17 5 14 2 8 1 0 5 6 1 3 1 1
  12. (historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-w7J28BYs
  13. (obsolete) A percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-CUXFrz6C
  14. (US, colloquial) A string bean. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (topical): Babies, People
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-wm8REIqa Disambiguation of Babies: 9 6 2 1 6 6 3 7 4 2 2 2 4 20 1 1 9 3 3 3 4 Disambiguation of People: 7 10 2 2 10 4 4 4 1 1 2 0 2 34 0 0 16 0 2 0 0 Categories (other): American English
  15. (slang) The vulva. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-SrkWdNoq
  16. (slang, entertainment) A punchline. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-heJjZAbp Topics: entertainment, lifestyle
  17. (US politics, historical) A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-MpBrJ~A6 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schnapper [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences]
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: black snapper (taxonomic: Sistrurus catenatus), Colorado snapper, cubera snapper, finger-snapper, lane snapper, long snapper, mackerel snapper, mahogany snapper, mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, pink snapper (taxonomic: Chrysophrys auratus), rafter snapper, red snapper, snapper-upper, snipper-snapper, whippersnapper

Noun

Forms: snappers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English snaperen, likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|stumble}}, {{inh|en|enm|snaperen}} Middle English snaperen, {{cog|en|-er|id=verbal frequentative}} English -er, {{cog|nn|snåva||to stumble}} Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), {{cog|sv|snäva||to stumble}} Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), {{cog|de|schnappen||to totter, to limp}} German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), {{cog|gmh|snaben}} Middle High German snaben, {{cog|gml|snaven||to stumble}} Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} snapper (plural snappers), {{tlb|en|chiefly|Scotland}} (chiefly Scotland)
  1. A stumble, a trip. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-t9OVElwp
  2. An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-noun-m4Jiw74b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: snappers [present, singular, third-person], snappering [participle, present], snappered [participle, past], snappered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English snaperen, likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|stumble}}, {{inh|en|enm|snaperen}} Middle English snaperen, {{cog|en|-er|id=verbal frequentative}} English -er, {{cog|nn|snåva||to stumble}} Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), {{cog|sv|snäva||to stumble}} Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), {{cog|de|schnappen||to totter, to limp}} German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), {{cog|gmh|snaben}} Middle High German snaben, {{cog|gml|snaven||to stumble}} Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} snapper (third-person singular simple present snappers, present participle snappering, simple past and past participle snappered), {{tlb|en|obsolete|outside|Northern England|and|Scotland}} (obsolete outside Northern England and Scotland)
  1. To stumble, to trip.
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-verb-yPVXuevV
  2. (figuratively) To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-snapper-en-verb-mHCKVFWB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.",
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          "ref": "1990, Roddy Doyle, The Snapper:",
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        "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."
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          "ref": "2010, Phil Torcivia, Nice Meeting You:",
          "text": "Then, get this, when we finished, she grabbed what looked like one of her husband's T-shirts, wiped her snapper, threw it into the back, […]",
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        "(slang) The vulva."
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          "text": "I don't want a pause before the snapper.",
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          "text": "The end should always be a “snapper.” The punchline of a monologue is extremely important. Find a good one.",
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          "text": "In fact, he began the comic by coming up with the final panel, which he called “the snapper,” and worked backward.",
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        "(slang, entertainment) A punchline."
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        "(US politics, historical) A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892."
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