Meaning

One who, or that which, snaps..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who, or that which, snaps.
2. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
3. (Ireland, slang) A (human) baby.
4. (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
5. (US) 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.
6. (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
7. (US, informal) The snapping turtle.
8. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).

Example Sentences

a snapper-up of bargains

the snapper of a whip

I've known him since he was a little snapper.

The police snapper was on his tiptoes, angling for a vertical shot of the body.

At thirty-nine, her snapper was snapping at practically every man that appeared halfway decent and had a pulse.

Then, get this, when we finished, she grabbed what looked like one of her husband's T-shirts, wiped her snapper, threw it into the back, […]

I don't want a pause before the snapper.

The end should always be a “snapper.” The punchline of a monologue is extremely important. Find a good one.

Word Forms

• snappers
• schnapper
• snappering
• snappered

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