schnapper

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Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃnæpɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃnæpə/

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• Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ)

schnapper (plural schnappers)

1. An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.

• schnapper, n. in James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Schnapper”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.