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

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

A snorter of a delivery that lifts and moves away, but Karunaratne nonetheless fences at vaguely needlessly, and gets a nick through to Bairstow.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2016

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2012

"And when he gave the benediction, the snorter disappeared in a flash, with a strong smell of brimstone, I suppose?"

From The Leatherwood God by Howells, William Dean