ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hooter

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhuː.tə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hooter is a noun meaning A person who hoots.

Meaning

A person who hoots.

More Meanings

  1. The horn in a motor vehicle.
  2. (British) A siren or steam whistle, especially one in a factory and used to indicate the beginning or the end of a working day or shift.
  3. (slang) A nose, especially a large one.
  4. (slang, especially US, usually in the plural) A woman's breast.
  5. (slang) A penis.
  6. (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.

Example Sentences

Somebody yelled, ‘You bit off a bloke’s nose in Ireland.’ The story was that I’d amputated his hooter.
He called it “Hooterville,” mainly because he was such a fan of Petticoat Junction, and he really enjoyed getting his hooter worked on.
Shouldn't worry me, I thought, but sure enough, 20 seconds later the smell of wafting cigarette smoke drifts over the back of my seat and up my hooter.
Aye, it may be a joke to you, but it's his nose. He can't help having a hideous great hooter! And his poor little head, trembling under the weight of it!

Word Forms

Synonyms for hooter

Depending on context, synonyms include nose, beak, beezer, boko, conk, neb.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include schnozzle, snoot, snout, nozzle, beak, scream.

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