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schnapper

/ˈʃnæpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
schnap-per
IPA
/ˈʃnæpɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.

Etymology

Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃnæpɚ/
  • British English: /ˈʃnæpə/

Inflected Forms

schnappers (plural)

Rhymes With

rapper wrapper snapper trapper clapper dapper flapper capper sapper slapper scrapper zapper

Questions

How do you pronounce schnapper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃnæpɚ/.
What does schnapper mean?
An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy or snapper.
Where does schnapper come from?
Alteration of snapper, influenced by German Schnapper. Attested from the 19th century.

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