snoozer

noun

snooz·​er ˈsnü-zər How to pronounce snoozer (audio)
Synonyms of snoozernext
1
: one that snoozes
2

Examples of snoozer in a Sentence

the supposed farce turned out to be a numbingly slow snoozer
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The late afternoon trio turned into a snoozer, though. Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 San Jose City Council meetings in December are usually snoozers, but there might be a lot of discussion this Tuesday around an amendment being considered for the city’s historical preservation ordinance. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025 The Broncos’ offense slept through a 13-11 snoozer over the Jets in Week 6. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Nov. 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 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 21 Dec. 2025.

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