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snorter

American

[snawr-ter] / ˈsnɔr tər /

noun

a person or thing that snorts.
Informal. something extraordinary of its kind.

a real snorter of a storm.

snorter British

/ ˈsnɔːtə /

noun

a person or animal that snorts
slang something outstandingly impressive or difficult
slang something or someone ridiculous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of snorter

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

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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

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 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

I'm a snorter of the boundless, lone prairee.

From The Dude Wrangler by Caroline Lockhart

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