schnapper

noun

schnap·​per

ˈshnapə(r)

plural -s

: snapper sense 3c

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by German schnapper snapper, from Middle High German snapper gossipy or quarrelsome person, from snappen to snap + -er) of snapper

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