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- [snap-er]
- /ˈsnæp ər/
- /ˈsnæp.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snap-er]
- /ˈsnæp ər/
Definitions of snapper word
- noun plural snapper any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae. 1
- noun plural snapper any of various other fishes, as the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix. 1
- noun plural snapper snapping turtle. 1
- noun plural snapper Informal. a person in charge of a group of workers. 1
- noun plural snapper a tuft or knot of cotton, horsehair, hemp, etc., at the tip of a whip's lash; cracker; popper. 1
- noun snapper edible fish 1
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Origin of snapper
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; snap + -er1
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Parts of speech for Snapper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snapper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snapper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snapper
noun snapper
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- cooter — a large freshwater turtle, Pseudemus concinna, found in southern USA and northern Mexico
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
adjective snapper
- cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- jamming — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
Antonyms for snapper
adjective snapper
- effortful — marked by effort or exertion; labored.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- onery — (US, particularly, Southern US) eye dialect ornery.
Top questions with snapper
- how to cook red snapper?
- how to fillet red snapper?
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