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snoozer

noun

snooz·​er ˈsnü-zər How to pronounce snoozer (audio)
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: one that snoozes
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Examples of snoozer in a Sentence

the supposed farce turned out to be a numbingly slow snoozer
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The Broncos’ offense slept through a 13-11 snoozer over the Jets in Week 6. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2025 The three-game late-afternoon window, as a result, was a total snoozer. Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 In the frenzied minutes after Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline, three of us writers at The Athletic filed our annual list of winners, losers and snoozers. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 So what type of bed will best fit your snoozer’s sleeping position? Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snoozer

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snoozer was in 1837

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“Snoozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snoozer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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