Snapper vs. Squire — What's the Difference?

One that snaps.

Starting in the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire was a knight's apprentice.

A snapping turtle.

A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area, especially the chief landowner in such an area

Any of numerous marine fishes of the family Lutjanidae of tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide, many of which are important food fishes.

A young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself.

A porgy (Pagrus auratus) of the Indo-Pacific region, having a pinkish body with spiny fins and valued as a food and game fish.

A subadult snapper fish (Chrysophrys auratus ).

One who, or that which, snaps.

(of a man) accompany or escort (a woman)

Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.

A man who attends or escorts a woman; a gallant.

The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.

An English country gentleman, especially the chief landowner in a district.

(US) Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.

A magistrate or justice of the peace.

A (human) baby.

A local dignitary.

(American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.

A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and ranked next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.

(US) Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.

To attend as a squire; escort.

(slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

The snapping turtle.

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.

The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).

A male attendant on a great personage.

A snap beetle (family Elateridae).

A devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

(historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.

A title of office and courtesy. See under esquire.

(obsolete) A percussive musical instrument consisting of a pair of items to be snapped together; castanet or bones.

Term of address to a male equal.

A string bean.

(obsolete) A ruler; a carpenter's square; a measure.

(slang) The vulva.

(transitive) To attend as a squire.

A punchline.

(transitive) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.

A stumble, a trip.

A square; a measure; a rule.

An error, a blunder, especially a moral slip-up.

A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.

To stumble, to trip.

A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire.

(figuratively) To fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally.

A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.

One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.

A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.

Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America.

To attend as a squire.

A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.

To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady.

The green woodpecker, or yaffle.

Young nobleman attendant on a knight

A snap beetle.

An English country landowner

A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.

A man who attends or escorts a woman

A string bean.

Attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

(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

A party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends

Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

Any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters

Large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite