hooter

American  

[hoo-ter] / ˈhu tər /

noun

hooters plural

1. a person or thing that hoots.

   Some nights it's hard to sleep because those nesting owls are such noisy hooters.

2. Slang: Vulgar. hooters, a woman’s breasts.

3. British. a car horn, siren, or loud whistle.

4. British Slang. the nose.

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hooter British  

/ ˈhuːtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that hoots, esp a car horn

2. slang a nose

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hooters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hooter

First recorded in 1665–75; hoot ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hooter hooters

First-half tries from Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn and George Horne, who added three conversions, had Glasgow in the driving seat before Seb Stephen's score after the final hooter secured the bonus point.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

St Helens complete a brilliant 16-pass move after the hooter sounds to beat Leeds 16-14 in their play-off eliminator.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

But it was Wigan who threatened most to edge ahead at the hooter, with Marshall being thwarted by Catalans veteran Mitchell Pearce, who put in a sensational try-saving tackle to deny him on the wing.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023

A game-winning score was there for the taking after the fulltime hooter had sounded, only for star back Semi Radradra to drop a bouncing pass with the tryline open in front of him.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Mr. Britling with a convulsive clutch at his steering wheel set the electric hooter snarling, while one foot released the clutch again and the other, on the accelerator, sought in vain for help.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

But the Belgian then missed from close range for par on the 14th at the moment the hooters sounded to suspend play due to the threat of lightning.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2021

Like the Whos in Whoville on Christmas Day, the Rockefeller haters blew squeeze-horns and toy trumpets and hooters.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2016

The Rockefeller haters blew squeeze-horns and toy trumpets and hooters.

From Slate ● May 12, 2016

It includes a jukebox that plays the sounds of mill hooters, looms, engines and singing quarrymen.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2013

The vents had been opened as the hooters sounded, and Alten, who had jumped into the control room, immediately rang down, "All out on the electric motors."

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir