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# snapper

noun (snapper, snappers)

«snapper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A snapper is the cracking end of a whip, which makes a sharp noise when flicked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#m1)
2. A red snapper is a sea fish that bites hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#m2)
3. (informal) A whipper-snapper is a cheeky young person who talks too boldly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#m3)

### In the lessons

in tales, the knotted cracker at the end of a whip, and an insult for a bold young man.

### Examples

- He cracked the whip with its red snapper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#x1)
- Dad bought a red snapper for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#x2)
- Don't be such a cheeky whipper-snapper! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snapper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snapper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snapper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snapper.html) on Mova free.