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Definition of snapper in English: snappernoun ˈsnapəˈsnæpər 1A marine fish that is typically reddish and is valued as food. 笛鲷；红鳍笛鲷 a fish of a widespread tropical family (Lutjanidae, the snapper family), which snaps its toothed jaws.See also red snapper a fish of Australasian coastal waters (Chrysophrys auratus, family Sparidae). Example sentencesExamples - Small hard-skinned fish such as snappers, grouper, breams and hind should be gutted and scaled on capture and kept in slurry.
- This is a fantastic summer main course, served with a crunchy green salad on the side. Use a firm, flaky white fish such as snapper, cod or sea bass.
- Common fish which can give ciguatera fish poisoning include groupers, barracudas, snappers, and mackerel.
- The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
- On the shallow reef shelter schools of humpbacked and bluelined snappers, oriental sweetlips and yet more fat, docile groupers.
2 another term for snapping turtle Example sentencesExamples - The snapper is Canada's largest freshwater turtle. It can attain a shell length of 45 cm and weights exceeding 15 kg. Its serpentine neck, massive head, muscular legs, and relatively long tail make it seem even larger.
3British informal A photographer. 〈非正式〉摄影者 tabloid snappers were crowding the stage door Example sentencesExamples - Five keen snappers received free photography tuition from a professional in a project supported by the Greater Woolwich neighbourhood renewal panel.
- In two years' time, the majority of holiday snappers will be wielding digital cameras.
- In the second show of Nunnnington Hall's spring and summer programme, the iconic photography of British snapper Terry O'Neill will be on view from May 1 to June 25.
- Beside them, though, was a crowd of mobile phone-weilding snappers hoping for momentary fame as their grainy pictures were picked up by Sky or the BBC.
- Digital cameras have revolutionised the world of photography, but many snappers are shocked when they realise just how much it costs to print those fabulous pictures of little Emily.
4A paper cracker, or the part of a cracker that makes a bang. 〈北美〉爆竹 Example sentencesExamples - Insert pull-snapper so that the ends protrude equally from the ends of the tube.
- Insert the snapper, party favours and confetti or decorative shred into the roll. Make sure the ends of the snapper extend beyond the end of the cracker.
5American Football
A centre player. 〔美橄〕中锋 Example sentencesExamples - Rob Davis, the Packers' long snapper, is the first player from Shippensburg (Pa.) College to play in the NFL.
- He is one of the league's best, and coach Bill Cowher doesn't believe in using a position player as a long snapper just to save a roster spot.
- Happe also served as the Beaver's long snapper on punts and placekicks.
Rhymesclapper, dapper, flapper, grappa, kappa, knapper, mapper, nappa, napper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, Zappa Definition of snapper in US English: snappernounˈsnapərˈsnæpər 1A marine fish that is typically reddish and is valued as food. 笛鲷；红鳍笛鲷 a fish of a widespread tropical family (Lutjanidae, the snapper family) that snaps its toothed jaws. See also red snapper Example sentencesExamples - Small hard-skinned fish such as snappers, grouper, breams and hind should be gutted and scaled on capture and kept in slurry.
- On the shallow reef shelter schools of humpbacked and bluelined snappers, oriental sweetlips and yet more fat, docile groupers.
- The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
- Common fish which can give ciguatera fish poisoning include groupers, barracudas, snappers, and mackerel.
- This is a fantastic summer main course, served with a crunchy green salad on the side. Use a firm, flaky white fish such as snapper, cod or sea bass.
2 another term for snapping turtle Example sentencesExamples - The snapper is Canada's largest freshwater turtle. It can attain a shell length of 45 cm and weights exceeding 15 kg. Its serpentine neck, massive head, muscular legs, and relatively long tail make it seem even larger.
3British informal A photographer. 〈非正式〉摄影者 tabloid snappers were crowding the stage door Example sentencesExamples - Five keen snappers received free photography tuition from a professional in a project supported by the Greater Woolwich neighbourhood renewal panel.
- Digital cameras have revolutionised the world of photography, but many snappers are shocked when they realise just how much it costs to print those fabulous pictures of little Emily.
- In the second show of Nunnnington Hall's spring and summer programme, the iconic photography of British snapper Terry O'Neill will be on view from May 1 to June 25.
- Beside them, though, was a crowd of mobile phone-weilding snappers hoping for momentary fame as their grainy pictures were picked up by Sky or the BBC.
- In two years' time, the majority of holiday snappers will be wielding digital cameras.
4A paper cracker, or the part of a cracker that makes a bang. 〈北美〉爆竹 Example sentencesExamples - Insert the snapper, party favours and confetti or decorative shred into the roll. Make sure the ends of the snapper extend beyond the end of the cracker.
- Insert pull-snapper so that the ends protrude equally from the ends of the tube.
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