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snorters

snorters is the plural of snorter.

Meaning of snorter

Noun

snorter (plural snorters)

  1. One who snorts.
  2. (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
    • The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.
  3. (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
    • The maths problem is a real snorter, isn't it?
  4. (slang) A punch on the nose.
    • Both ready, and on their guard; Burke evidently waiting for Byrne to commence; but incautiously putting down his hands to wipe them on his drawers, Byrne, as quick as lightning, popped in a snorter.1855, Frank L. Dowling, Fights for the Championship and Celebrated Prize Battles, page 128
  5. (slang) A powerful gale.

Phrases with snorters

Questions about snorters

What is snorters the plural of?
Snorters is the plural of snorter.

Words near snorters in the dictionary

  1. snort
  2. snort up
  3. snortable
  4. snorted
  5. snorter
  6. snorters
  7. snortest
  8. snorteth
  9. snortier
  10. snortiest
  11. snortin'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: snorters (page history and authors); snorter (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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