slang
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity with a honker like that, you must need a hankie the size of a bedsheet

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Recent Examples of honker Whether the actor who originated the role in the 1590s wore a wax honker is unknown, but the stereotype was certainly familiar by then. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 When a big flock of honkers commits, new hunters tend to flock shoot. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023 Before agriculture subdued the mountain rivers, much of the southern San Joaquin Valley was transformed each spring into marsh teeming with tule elk and antelope, honkers, and gray and Canada geese. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 People broke the news, citing insider sources and a big honker of a rock that Song was wearing around Beverly Hills this week. Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022 And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby. Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
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  • The mark of a brilliant director might be counted on how many actors get their moments in smaller roles, and this film is full of them, notably Steve Coulter in for one memorable scene as a seatmate whose nose cold causes consternation for Liz at a dinner party.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Children exposed to wildfire smoke may experience chest pain and tightness, breathing difficulties, coughing, and irritation in the nose, throat, and eyes, among other symptoms.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The resident one-eyed alligator, Pedro, pokes his snout above the glass-smooth bayou to greet her.
    Debbie Elliott, NPR, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Consider the seventeenth-century icon that showed him with, in addition to luxurious robes, human hands, and flowing locks, an unmistakable snout.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Honker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honker. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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