# snapper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnæpɚ/ · frequency rank #29,092

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, snaps.
2. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
3. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
4. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
5. A (human) baby.
6. The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
7. 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.
8. One who takes snaps; a photographer.
9. The snapping turtle.
10. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
11. A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
12. A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
13. A percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones.
14. A string bean.
15. The vulva.
16. A punchline.
17. A supporter of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.

## Etymology
From snap + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapper-vs-supper)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapper-vs-sniper)
- **snappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapper-vs-snappy)
- **snippet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapper-vs-snippet)
- **stopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapper-vs-stopper)
- **Snape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-snapper)
- **shaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-snapper)
- **snapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapped-vs-snapper)
- **skipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipper-vs-snapper)
- **sharper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-snapper)
- **shopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopper-vs-snapper)
- **slipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipper-vs-snapper)
- **shipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-snapper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nsapper`, `sanpper`, `snapepr`, `snaper`, `snapperr`, `snappre`, `snnapper`, `snpaper`, `ssnapper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snapper