smeller

[ smel-er ]

noun

1. a person who smells.
2. a person who tests by smelling.
3. Informal. the nose.
4. a tactile hair or process, as one of the whiskers of a cat; a feeler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smeller¹

First recorded in 1510–20; smell + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Row between the financial angel and the literary editor about the chief translator and polyglot smeller.

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I got in with a smeller afore he came right down with his slogger.

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But soon his little "smeller," as sometimes Bunny's father called his nose, began to get red again.

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You see, his name is S. Mellar, and if you say it quickly it sounds like 'Smeller.'

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Indeed, I think a good smeller will enjoy its most refined intensity.

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