any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
Origin
1765-75, Americanism
Examples from the web for red snapper
Fish that live for several decades, such as red snapper and groupers, can recover from such a punch.
And, oh my gosh, the freshly caught red snapper for dinner was to die for.
The closures stimulated a boom in shrimp and red snapper later.
Every now and then they yank a pop-eyed red snapper from the water.
The menu runs the gamut of seafood from raw oysters to a full dinner featuring local red snapper or pan-fried sole.
red snapper are also a target of a large sport fishery.
Omnivorous and herbivorous fish such as parrot fish, surgeonfish, and red snapper can also be a risk.
British Dictionary definitions for red snapper
red snapper
noun
1.
any of various marine percoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, esp L. blackfordi, having a reddish coloration, common in American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)