snorter

[ snawr-ter ]

/ ˈsnɔr tər /

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noun

a person or thing that snorts.

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

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Origin of snorter

First recorded in 1595–1605; snort + -er¹

Words nearby snorter

snore, snorkel, snorkeling, Snorri Sturluson, snort, snorter, snot, snotnosed, snot-rag, snotter, snotty

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How to use snorter in a sentence

I guess ol' Dan's the idee, if you can drive him; he's a ring-tailed snorter.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
I say, then, that Lady Pogson or Mrs. Snorter can never conduct their husbands' table properly.
The Fitz-Boodle Papers|William Makepeace Thackeray
Lots of them were hustlers and full of business and their city surely is a snorter.
An American Hobo in Europe|Ben Goodkind
And when he gave the benediction, the snorter disappeared in a flash, with a strong smell of brimstone, I suppose?
The Leatherwood God|William Dean Howells

A real snorter was the saucy little Dolphin, I can tell you, messmates.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain|Maturin Murray Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for snorter

snorter

/ (ˈsnɔːtə) /

noun

a person or animal that snorts

British slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult

British slang something or someone ridiculous

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