hooter

[ hoo-ter ]

/ ˈhu tər /

noun

a person or thing that hoots.

British. a car horn.

British Slang. the nose.

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Origin of hooter

First recorded in 1665–75; hoot¹ + -er¹

Words nearby hooter

hoot owl, hootch, hootchinoo, hootchy-kootchy, hootenanny, hooter, hooton, hoover, hoover apron, hoover dam, hoover's sign

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Example sentences from the Web for hooters

Hooters is cleverly asking me to “Give a Hoot” about breast cancer.
The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon|Emily Shire|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sure, Hooters may have a vested financial interests in breasts—or rather, a very specific type of breast.
The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon|Emily Shire|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Hooters press kit shows, an appreciation for breasts does not automatically translate to an appreciation of women.
The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon|Emily Shire|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After 15 minutes, they packed up their protest and headed to Hooters.
The Scare Campaign of Open Carry Activists|Brandy Zadrozny|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Kat Cole, the chief executive officer of Cinnabon, started her career in high school as a part-time waitress at Hooters.
Companies Must Get Smarter About Hiring and Nurturing Part-Time Workers|Adam Lewis|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Far away over the snow sounded the hooters of the ironworks.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
The hooters had been relegated to oblivion and already, swan-like, sung their sad, sweet song.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan
Friday morning was one to live in our memories, it brought the execrable hooters again.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan
Along comes Dave before daybreak, when the first hooters were beginning to call.
Bucky O'Connor|William MacLeod Raine
It's a pity, because the hooters would have fitted in to that poem most beautifully.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hooters

hooter

/ (ˈhuːtə) /

noun mainly British

a person or thing that hoots, esp a car horn

slang a nose

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