snorter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that snorts.
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Informal. something extraordinary of its kind.
a real snorter of a storm.
noun
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a person or animal that snorts
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slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult
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slang something or someone ridiculous
Etymology
Origin of snorter
Example Sentences
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Brook fended O'Rourke's snorter and Bethell, having come through the O'Rourke barrage, sliced the first ball of a new Southee spell to deep point to waste the opportunity of a maiden hundred.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024
Mark Wood produced a snorter to remove Kusal Mendis, then Shoaib Bashir a scuttler to pin Dinesh Chandimal, a two-paced pitch with some uneven bounce playing a part in Sri Lanka’s lurch to 113-7.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
Any suggestion it might be easy was dispelled when Patterson gave Morris the definitive snorter.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2012
The fifth ball is the exception, an absolute snorter, moving away from the batsman at the last moment and just missing the edge though a nick of bat on pad got the fielders excited.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2010
A reg'lar snorter this night is; thought I'd freeze to death.
From The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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