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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honker
Noun
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The idea that an Israeli force could have been conducting military operations under their noses put Iraqi authorities in an embarrassing position.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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All of this is just sprinkled into it without being so on the nose.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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This carnivore’s sanctum offers an education in offal, mapping the pig from trompa (snout) to rabo (tail).—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Video shows officers cautiously approaching the alligator before grabbing it by the snout and taping its mouth shut to secure it.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Honker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honker. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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