Snapper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈæpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈapə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈapə/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈæpɚ/.

Examples

the center fumbled the handoff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Chelydra serpentina cracker bonbon Chrysophrys auratus center common snapping turtle cracker

Parts of Speech

noun	(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback “the center fumbled the handoff”
noun	flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
noun	a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
noun	Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
noun	any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
noun	large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite

Word Forms

snap	verb	put in play with a snap
crack	verb	make a sharp sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnapper

(Football) die Person, die in der Mitte der Scrimmage-Linie spielt und den Ball zum Quarterback schlägt

🇫🇷French

vivaneau

(football) la personne qui joue au centre de la ligne de mêlée et envoie le ballon au quart-arrière

🇪🇸Spanish

pargo

(fútbol americano) la persona que juega en el centro de la línea de golpeo y lanza el balón al mariscal de campo

🇮🇹Italian

dentice

(calcio) la persona che gioca al centro sulla linea di scrimmage e lancia la palla al quarterback

🇵🇹Portuguese

pargo

(futebol) a pessoa que joga no centro da linha de scrimmage e lança a bola para o quarterback

🇷🇺Russian

луциан

(футбол) человек, который играет в центре на линии схватки и передает мяч квотербеку.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्नैपर

(फ़ुटबॉल) वह व्यक्ति जो स्क्रिम्ज़ की रेखा पर केंद्र में खेलता है और गेंद को क्वार्टरबैक में खींचता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ন্যাপার

(ফুটবল) যে ব্যক্তি স্ক্রিমেজ লাইনের কেন্দ্রে খেলে এবং বলটি কোয়ার্টারব্যাকে নিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்னாப்பர்

(கால்பந்து) ஸ்கிரிம்மேஜ் கோட்டில் மையமாக விளையாடி, பந்தை குவாட்டர்பேக்கிற்கு எடுத்துச் செல்லும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నాపర్

(ఫుట్‌బాల్) స్క్రిమ్మేజ్ లైన్‌లో మధ్యలో ఆడుతూ, బంతిని క్వార్టర్‌బ్యాక్‌కు తీసుకెళ్ళే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नॅपर

(फुटबॉल) अशी व्यक्ती जी स्क्रिमेजच्या ओळीवर मध्यभागी खेळते आणि चेंडू क्वार्टरबॅकवर घेते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નેપર

(ફૂટબોલ) તે વ્યક્તિ જે સ્ક્રિમેજની લાઇન પર મધ્યમાં રમે છે અને બોલને ક્વાર્ટરબેક તરફ ખેંચે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಪರ್

(ಫುಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್) ಸ್ಕ್ರಿಮ್ಮೇಜ್ ಲೈನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿ ಆಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ಚೆಂಡನ್ನು ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್‌ಬ್ಯಾಕ್‌ಗೆ ಸ್ನ್ಯಾಪ್ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നാപ്പർ

(ഫുട്‌ബോൾ) സ്‌ക്രീമ്മേജ് ലൈനിൽ മധ്യഭാഗത്ത് കളിക്കുകയും പന്ത് ക്വാർട്ടർബാക്കിലേക്ക് സ്‌നാപ്പ് ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੈਪਰ

(ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ) ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਕ੍ਰੈਮੇਜ ਦੀ ਲਾਈਨ 'ਤੇ ਸੈਂਟਰ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਗੇਂਦ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਆਰਟਰਬੈਕ ਵੱਲ ਖਿੱਚਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنیپر

(فٹ بال) وہ شخص جو جھگڑے کی لائن پر بیچ میں کھیلتا ہے اور گیند کو کوارٹر بیک تک لے جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鲷鱼

（足球）在争球线上打中锋并将球传给四分卫的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スナッパー

(フットボール) スクリメージライン上でセンターを務め、クォーターバックにボールをスナップする人

🇰🇷Korean

도미

(미식축구) 스크리미지 라인에서 센터를 맡아 쿼터백에게 공을 던지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cá hồng

(bóng đá) người chơi ở giữa đường biên và chuyền bóng cho tiền vệ

🇹🇭Thai

ปลากะพง

(ฟุตบอล) คนที่เล่นตรงกลางแนวต่อสู้แล้วแย่งบอลไปที่กองหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kakap

(sepak bola) orang yang bermain di tengah garis latihan dan mengarahkan bola ke quarterback

🇲🇾Malay

ikan kakap

(bola sepak) orang yang bermain di tengah pada garisan perebutan dan menyentap bola ke quarterback

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمك النهاش

(كرة القدم) الشخص الذي يلعب في المنتصف على خط المشاجرة ويقطع الكرة إلى لاعب الوسط

🇮🇷Persian

قیچی

(فوتبال) شخصی که در خط حمله وسط بازی می کند و توپ را به سمت مدافع می زند.

🇹🇷Turkish

balığı

(futbol) hücum hattının ortasında oynayan ve topu oyun kurucuya fırlatan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סנאפר

(כדורגל) האדם שמשחק במרכז על קו הלחימה ומצמיד את הכדור לקוורטרבק

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