schnapper

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃnæpɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃnæpə/ Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ) === Noun === schnapper (plural schnappers) An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper. === References === schnapper, n. in James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Schnapper”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.