snorter

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noun (1)

snort·​er ˈsnȯr-tər 

1

: one that snorts

2

: something that is extraordinary or prominent : humdinger

3

: snort sense 1

snotter

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noun (2)

snot·​ter

ˈsnätə(r), 

-ätə-

plural -s

dialectal, British

: nasal mucus

snotter

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intransitive verb

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1

dialectal, British : to breathe noisily : snort, snore

2

dialectal, British : snivel, sniff

stood blubbering and snottering and twisting his hands

—Bruce Marshall

snotter

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noun (3)

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variants or snorter

ˈsnȯr|tər 

-ȯ(ə)|tə(r, 

|tə-

plural -s

1

: a flat rope usually of sennit secured to a yardarm to which a tripping line is bent and used to strip the lower lift and brace from the yardarm in sending down topgallant and royal yards in a ship of war

2

: a loop or ring of rope or metal for receiving the lower end of a sprit

Synonyms of snorter

Noun (1)

• beauty
• dream
• peach
• ripper
• corker
• ripsnorter
• humdinger
• sweetheart
• wonder
• something else
• phenomenon
• marvel
• beaut
• sockdolager
• pip
• doozy
• daisy

Examples of snorter in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a real snorter of an action movie that lives up to all the hype

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

akin to snot entry 1

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for snorter

• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter
• colporteur
• exporter
• headquarter
• importer
• reporter
• supporter
• transporter