snapper

English

/ˈsnæpɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • One who, or that which, snaps.
  • Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
  • (Ireland) A (human) baby.
  • (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
  • (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.
  • (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
  • (US) The snapping turtle.
  • The green woodpecker, or yaffle ().
  • A snap beetle (family ).
  • (historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
  • (US) A string bean.
  • (slang) The vulva.
  • (slang) A punchline.

Etymology

Suffix from English snap.

Origin

English

snap

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