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snapper

snap·per

US/ˈsnæpɚ/ uncommon informal obsolete slang us

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”
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2.

flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

3.

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

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5.

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

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • black snapper
  • Colorado snapper
  • cubera snapper
  • lane snapper
  • long snapper
  • mackerel snapper
  • mahogany snapper
  • mangrove snapper

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