snapper

IPA/ˈsnæpə(r)/
KK[snˈæpɚ]IPA/ˈsnæpər/

snapper — noun

  • snappersingular
  • snappersplural

1. a fish from warm seas that people often catch and cook for food.

1.名詞C1
釋義

a fish from warm seas that people often catch and cook for food.

例句

Andrés grilled fresh snapper with lime after the boat returned at dawn.

grilled fresh snapper

The market seller cleaned a snapper and packed it in ice for us.

cleaned a snapper

文法句型

catch + snapper

grilled/fried + snapper

snapper + with rice/salad

用法筆記

Usually names an edible sea fish sold in markets or served in restaurants. In everyday use, speakers often mean the general fish rather than a named species.

常見錯誤

❌We ate snapper fish for dinner.
✅We ate snapper for dinner.
💡the fish name already shows the type of animal.

2. an informal word for a photographer, often one taking news pictures or following

2.名詞C1
釋義

an informal word for a photographer, often one taking news pictures or following famous people.

例句

Two snappers crowded the courthouse steps when the actor arrived.

snappers at a celebrity arrival

The magazine sent a snapper to the festival for backstage photos.

send a snapper to + event

同義詞
  • photographer

    neutral standard word without the informal tone

  • paparazzo

    more specific and usually limited to photographers chasing celebrities

文法句型

a snapper + outside/at + [place/event]

send + a snapper + to + [event]

tabloid/press + snapper

用法筆記

Informal and sometimes slightly dismissive. It is especially common for press or celebrity photography, not careful job titles in formal introductions.

常見錯誤

❌She is a snapper at a school portrait studio.
✅She is a photographer at a school portrait studio.
💡'snapper' sounds informal and is less natural for a formal professional title.

3. a large turtle that lives around ponds and rivers and can bite hard with its hoo

3.名詞C2
釋義

a large turtle that lives around ponds and rivers and can bite hard with its hooked mouth.

例句

A warning sign told campers not to touch the snapper near the dock.

the snapper near the dock

Rangers moved a snapper off the road after the heavy rain.

moved a snapper off the road

同義詞

文法句型

a snapper + near/in + water

move/catch + a snapper

young/big + snapper

用法筆記

Usually a short form of 'snapping turtle'. It refers to a particular biting turtle, not to turtles in general.

常見錯誤

❌Every big turtle in the pond is a snapper.
✅Only the biting species is called a snapper.
💡this word names one kind of turtle, not all turtles.