snapper.
One who, or that which, snaps.
Meaning & usage
One who, or that which, snaps.
a snapper-up of bargains
the snapper of a whip
Any of approximately 100 different species of fish. The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
Any of approximately 100 different species of fish. Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
Any of approximately 100 different species of fish. A small bluefish.
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 percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones.
A string bean.
The vulva.
A punchline.
A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Dutch snappen Dutch snappenbor. Low German snappenbor. English snap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English snapper From snap + -er.
To stumble, to trip.
To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.
Where this word comes from
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”).
A stumble, a trip.
An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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