Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snapper

6 senses of snapper

Sense 1
center, snapper -- ((football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff")
       => lineman -- (one of the players on the line of scrimmage)

Sense 2
snapper -- (flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas)
       => saltwater fish -- (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Sense 3
cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon -- (a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends)
       => party favor, party favour, favor, favour -- (souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party)

Sense 4
snapper, Chrysophrys auratus -- (Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots)
       => sparid, sparid fish -- (spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth)

Sense 5
snapper -- (any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters)
       => percoid fish, percoid, percoidean -- (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
       => food fish -- (any fish used for food by human beings)

Sense 6
common snapping turtle, snapper, Chelydra serpentina -- (large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite)
       => snapping turtle -- (large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)