red snapper

noun

: any of various reddish fishes (as of the genera Lutjanus and Sebastes) including several food fishes

Examples of red snapper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organization promotes recreational fishing and also provides input to Congress and federal agencies to manage fisheries sustainably, especially in Florida, where bureaucrats recently tried, and failed, to close vast areas to all fishing to protect a red snapper population that is thriving. —Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025

Popular fish varieties include red snapper, grouper, and trigger fish. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025

Building on that foundation, the agency has worked to replenish depleted fish populations, rebuilding at least 50 overfished stocks and rolling out recovery plans for species like red snapper. —Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025

Superb red snapper with herb butter, mushroom ravioli, peas and steamed asparagus was a little overloaded, but a branzino fillet dusted with summer’s fragrant herbs came with roasted delicata squash and potatoes moistened with olive oil. —John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for red snapper

• kidnapper
• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• tapper
• trapper

Kids Definition

red snapper

noun

: any of several reddish sea fishes including some used for food or sport