snorter

American  

[snawr-ter] / ˈsnɔr tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that snorts.

2. Informal. something extraordinary of its kind.

   a real snorter of a storm.

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snorter British  

/ ˈsnɔːtə /

noun

1. a person or animal that snorts

2. slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult

3. slang something or someone ridiculous

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Etymology

Origin of snorter

First recorded in 1595–1605; snort + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

Harry Tector, in particular, took a battering before he was dismissed by a snorter from Bumrah which reared up and brushed his glove before it struck him on the helmet and was caught by Kohli.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Any suggestion it might be easy was dispelled when Patterson gave Morris the definitive snorter.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2012

The best No10 in Test cricket was greeted by a snorter from Roach that had him jerking his nose back like a man discovering an unpleasantly clotted milk jug at his breakfast table.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2012

“But if ’twas blowin’ hard—a nor’east snorter, with the gale raisin’ a wind-lop on the swell, an’ the267 night comin’ down—if ’twas blowin’ barb’rous hard, sometimes we’d get scared.

From Doctor Luke of the Labrador by Duncan, Norman