snapper meaning

snapper as a noun

1. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
   • the center fumbled the handoff

   Synonyms: center

   Type of: lineman

   Related forms: snap

2. flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

   Type of: saltwater fish

   Kinds: red snapper

3. a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends

   Synonyms: cracker, cracker bonbon

   Type of: party favor

   Related forms: snap

4. Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

   Synonyms: Chrysophrys auratus

   Type of: sparid

5. any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters

   Type of: percoid fish, food fish

   Kinds: red snapper, grey snapper, mutton snapper, schoolmaster, yellowtail

6. large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite

   Synonyms: common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

   Type of: snapping turtle

How to pronounce snapper

snapper is pronounced /ˈsnæpɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with snapper

• dapper
• flapper
• trapper
• wrapper
• rapper
• sapper
• tapper
• clapper