Definition of: snapper

(snap′ər) noun
1. One who or that which snaps, as a cracker.
2. A large food fish (genus Lutianus) of the Gulf coast, as the red snapper (L. blackfordii).
3. One of various other fishes, as the bluefish, rosefish, etc.
4. A sparoid fish (Pagrosomus auratus), reddish with blue bars or spots; one the most important food fishes of Australasia: also called schnapper.
5. A snapping turtle.