snapper
n.n. a person who is very attractive or good-looking. You use this word to describe someone who is physically appealing in a casual way.
n. a person who is physically attractive or good-looking.
He is a real snapper with a great smile.
The magazine featured a snapper who had recently won a modeling contract for a luxury brand.
From snap + -er.
From Middle English snaperen, likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snäva (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 18, 2026