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sniffer

US/ˈsnɪfɚ/

sniffer noun: one who sniffs.

Noun

sniffer (plural sniffers)

  1. One who sniffs.
  2. (informal) The nose.
  3. A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic.

sniffer meaning in Tamil

sniffer in Tamil

முகர்பவர்

Forms of sniffer

pluralsniffers

Plural of sniffer: sniffers

Origin of sniffer

From sniff + -er.

Words formed from sniffer

Phrases with sniffer

Words that rhyme with sniffer

Questions about sniffer

What does sniffer mean?
Sniffer means one who sniffs.
What is sniffer in Tamil?
Sniffer in Tamil is முகர்பவர். See Sniffer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sniffer?
Sniffer is a noun.
How do you pronounce sniffer?
Sniffer is pronounced /ˈsnɪfɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of sniffer?
The plural of sniffer is sniffers.

Words near sniffer in the dictionary

  1. sniffed around
  2. sniffed out
  3. sniffed up
  4. Sniffen
  5. Sniffens
  6. sniffer
  7. sniffer dog
  8. sniffer dogs
  9. sniffer plane
  10. sniffer planes
  11. sniffers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sniffer (page history and authors); sniffer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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