snorter

[ snawr-ter ]

/ ˈsnɔr tər /

noun

a person or thing that snorts.

Informal. something extraordinary of its kind: a real snorter of a storm.

Origin of snorter

First recorded in 1595–1605; snort + -er¹

Words nearby snorter

snore, snorkel, snorkeling, Snorri Sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter, snotty

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Example sentences from the Web for snorter

He's a snorter, that's what he is, an' I've heard his whole story a hundred times over.
Commodore Barney's Young Spies|James Otis
He poured out a snorter and balanced it on the flat of his thumb.
Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips
And when he gave the benediction, the snorter disappeared in a flash, with a strong smell of brimstone, I suppose?
The Leatherwood God|William Dean Howells
Lots of them were hustlers and full of business and their city surely is a snorter.
An American Hobo in Europe|Ben Goodkind

Facing the Snorter, he spat in his face, with a noise like thunder, a piece of bezoar as large as a rice-bowl.
Myths and Legends of China|E. T. C. Werner

British Dictionary definitions for snorter

snorter

/ (ˈsnɔːtə) /

noun

a person or animal that snorts

British slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult

British slang something or someone ridiculous

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单词	snorter
释义	snorter [ snawr-ter ] / ˈsnɔr tər / noun a person or thing that snorts. Informal. something extraordinary of its kind: a real snorter of a storm. Origin of snorter First recorded in 1595–1605; snort + -er¹ Words nearby snorter snore, snorkel, snorkeling, Snorri Sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter, snotty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snorter He's a snorter, that's what he is, an' I've heard his whole story a hundred times over. Commodore Barney's Young Spies\|James Otis He poured out a snorter and balanced it on the flat of his thumb. Plain Mary Smith\|Henry Wallace Phillips And when he gave the benediction, the snorter disappeared in a flash, with a strong smell of brimstone, I suppose? The Leatherwood God\|William Dean Howells Lots of them were hustlers and full of business and their city surely is a snorter. An American Hobo in Europe\|Ben Goodkind Facing the Snorter, he spat in his face, with a noise like thunder, a piece of bezoar as large as a rice-bowl. Myths and Legends of China\|E. T. C. Werner British Dictionary definitions for snorter snorter / (ˈsnɔːtə) / noun a person or animal that snorts British slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult British slang something or someone ridiculous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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