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s na per

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

  • Hexum spends much of his time there snapper-fishing and scuba-diving.
  • Billionaire George Soros wants to show you his softer side, but his latest philanthropic initiative is a bit of a head snapper.
  • That snapper is smoked over cherrywood and glistens with apricot oil.
News & Articles

  • MDMR pushing for change after red snapper season ruling
    GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) says it wants changes to the federal government’s setting of the red snapper fishing season in the Gulf.
    June 11, 2013 - Mississippi Business Journal
  • Snapper Season a Success So Far
    Marina staff members across the Emerald Coast have seen an impressive opening week of snapper season, and hope wildlife officials will take notice.
    June 10, 2013 - WJHG Panama City
  • Anglers reel in red snapper with two tournaments in Orange Beach Saturday (photos)
    ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- The red snapper season may be shortened in the name of conservation, but there was no shortage of the signature fish of Orange Beach reeled in today at two popular marinas during two separate fishing tournaments....
    June 9, 2013 - Mobile Press-Register
Quotes

  • Mike Tomlin in AFP
    We got some snaps on the sideline and we felt comfortable. We just weren't able to get it done,Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "That was the first game that I have been involved in that we didn't have a snapper."
  • Tom Heckert in International Herald Tribune
    Jon has been a very good long snapper for us over the last year and a half,Eagles general manager Tom Heckert said. "Good, consistent long snappers are hard to find and we wanted to shore up that position for the next several years."
  • Jim Mora in TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
    You know, he's 172 pounds dripping wet,Mora said. "Not your prototypical long snapper in the National Football League. God forbid we would have had to try a field goal."

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