A snapper is a fish that has sharp teeth and lives in warm seas.
Snapper is this fish eaten as food.
snapper in British English
(ˈsnæpə)
nounWord forms: plural-per or -pers
1.
any large sharp-toothed percoid food fish of the family Lutjanidae of warm and tropical coastal regions
See also red snapper
2.
a sparid food fish, Chrysophrys auratus, of Australia and New Zealand, that has a pinkish body covered with blue spots
3. another name for bluefish, snapping turtle
4.
a person or thing that snaps
5. informal
a person who takes snapshots; photographer
6. Irish informal
a baby
Also called (for senses 1, 2): schnapper
snapper in American English
(ˈsnæpər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that snaps
2. Word forms: pluralˈsnappers or ˈsnapper
a. US
snapping turtle
b.
any of a family (Lutjanidae) of percoid fishes inhabiting most warm seas; esp., the red snapper
3. US
a.
punch line
b.
the climactic, often surprising or shocking part of a story, speech, etc.
Examples of 'snapper' in a sentence
snapper
He is a celebrity snapper who always appears to be best friends with his subjects.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That means she now has two to offer snappers on the red carpet.
The Sun (2011)
It specialises in affordable and delicious ginger crab curries and grilled red snapper.
The Sun (2013)
Most of the snapper is fished right off the coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It must be a hard job for those fashion snappers.
The Sun (2010)
Seafood is a speciality and the red snapper doesn't disappoint.
The Sun (2016)
There is also a considerable fishing industry in the region based around red snapper and lobster, both of which generally like reefs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It seems to be checking out any resemblance I might bear red snapper.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There might be lobster, which is in season now, maybe some red snapper.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Native flying fish as well as king fish and red snapper are on the menu alongside macaroni pie, a local favourite, and rice and peas.
The Sun (2016)
All related terms of 'snapper'
red snapper
any of various marine percoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus , esp L . blackfordi , having a reddish coloration , common in American coastal regions of the Atlantic : family Lutjanidae ( snappers )
snapper up
a person who snaps up bargains , etc
gray snapper
a snapper , Lutjanus griseus , of shallow waters off the coast of Florida , having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale
alligator snapper
a large, freshwater snapping turtle ( Macroclemys temmincki ) of the SE U.S. and the Mississippi Valley , found chiefly in rivers and bayous: it may weigh up to 100 kg (220 lb)