snorter

[snawr-ter]

noun

a person or thing that snorts.

Informal. something extraordinary of its kind: a real snorter of a storm.

Origin of snorter

First recorded in 1595–1605; snort + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for snorter

Historical Examples of snorter

"Try a little of that fricandeau," says Mrs. Snorter, with a kind smile.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers
William Makepeace Thackeray
On the morning of that day, I indeed went to Norwich on my snorter.
The Secret Service Submarine
Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Lots of them were hustlers and full of business and their city surely is a snorter.
An American Hobo in Europe
Ben Goodkind
He's a snorter, that's what he is, an' I've heard his whole story a hundred times over.
Commodore Barney's Young Spies
James Otis
He poured out a snorter and balanced it on the flat of his thumb.
Plain Mary Smith
Henry Wallace Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for snorter

snorter

noun

a person or animal that snorts

British slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult

British slang something or someone ridiculous

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