schnapper
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]schnapper (plural schnappers)
- An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.
References
[edit]- schnapper, n. in Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.