schnapper
[ shnap-er, snap- ]
/ ˈʃnæp ər, ˈsnæp- /
noun
a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
Origin of schnapper
1820–30; variant of
snapper;
sch < German
Words nearby schnapper
Example sentences from the Web for schnapper
On reaching the deck we found the officers and crew hauling in schnapper as fast as they could bait their hooks.
Reminiscences of Queensland |William Henry CorfieldThe schnapper, the best of all Australian fish, is too well known to English visitors to describe in detail.
The schnapper, the best of all Australian fish, is too well known to here enter into a detailed description.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories |Louis Becke