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snapper

/ˈsnæpɚ/

noun

Meaning

  • One who, or that which, snaps.

    "a snapper-up of bargains"

  • Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.

  • A (human) baby.

  • The player who snaps the ball to start the play.

  • 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.

  • One who takes snaps; a photographer.

  • The snapping turtle.

  • The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).

  • A snap beetle (family Elateridae).

  • A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.

  • A string bean.

  • The vulva.

  • (entertainment) A punchline.