schnapper

American  

[shnap-er, snap-] / ˈʃnæp ər, ˈsnæp- /

noun

1. a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.

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schnapper British  

/ ˈʃnæpə /

noun

1. a variant of snapper snapper

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Etymology

Origin of schnapper

1820–30; variant of snapper; sch < German

Example Sentences

On reaching the deck we found the officers and crew hauling in schnapper as fast as they could bait their hooks.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)

There are schnapper, rock-cod, mullet, mackerel, and herring, or species that answer to those, to be had for very little trouble.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

Old Colonial goes on to tell the tale of Te Puke Tapu, in the intervals of hauling up schnapper.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

Next to the lordly and brilliant-hued schnapper, the big black bream of the deep harbour waters of the east coast of Australia is the finest fish of the bream species that have ever been caught.

From The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream Of Australia 1901 by Becke, Louis

On the appearance of a `blue pointer' among boats fishing for schnapper outside, the general cry is raised, `Look out for the blue pointer.'

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis