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hooter

[ hoo-ter ]
/ ˈhu tər /
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noun
a person or thing that hoots: Some nights it's hard to sleep because those nesting owls are such noisy hooters.
hooters, Slang: Vulgar. a woman’s breasts.
British. a car horn, siren, or loud whistle.
British Slang. the nose.
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Origin of hooter

First recorded in 1665–75; hoot1 + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for hooter

hooter
/ (ˈhuːtə) /

noun mainly British
a person or thing that hoots, esp a car horn
slang a nose
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