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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

I love all the sushi — the halibut, the red snapper, the spicy yellowtail and the carpaccios.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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

Brian Keuer hauled in a small catch of red snapper and barracuda on a small, single-engine fishing boat on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

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

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin