1. Any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
   "We caught a beautiful red snapper while deep-sea fishing"
    
2. Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
   "The distinctive blue spots make this snapper popular in seafood markets";
   - Chrysophrys auratus
    
3. Flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
   "The menu featured a Caribbean-style snapper with mango salsa"
    
4. Large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water
   "The snapper basked on a log in the shallow water";
   - common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
    
5. [Brit, informal] Someone who takes photographs, especially professionally
   "the snapper made excellent portraits";
   - photographer, photog [N. Amer, informal]
    
6. [N. Amer] (football) the person who plays centre on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
   "the snapper fumbled the handoff";
   - center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn]
    
7. A party favour consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favour) that pops when pulled at both ends
   "The children pulled Christmas snappers at dinner";
   - cracker

Derived forms: snappers

Type of: artist, creative person, favor [US], favour [Brit, Cdn], food fish, lineman [N. Amer], party favor [US], party favour [Brit, Cdn], percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, saltwater fish, snapping turtle, sparid, sparid fish

Part of: Chelydra, Chrysophrys, family Lutjanidae, genus Chelydra, genus Chrysophrys, Lutjanidae

Encyclopedia: Snapper