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snapper

[snap-er] / ˈsnæp ər /


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Chicago-based John’s Food and Wine, which serves a $52 red snapper and an $83 steak, charges a 20% service fee across all orders, divided up among hourly staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

On the lunch menu: red snapper the captain caught that morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Joshua Karty opened the season as the kicker, but after three losses were determined in part by kicking miscues, the Rams signed Mevis to replace Karty and veteran snapper Jake McQuaide to replace Alex Ward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

When I was 13, my mom and I went to eat snapper soup at Bookbinder’s in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The woman at the table next to ours got fish, a whole snapper.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin