Snoozer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snoozer is a noun meaning One who snoozes; a sleeper.
Meaning
One who snoozes; a sleeper.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Something that is boring, uninteresting or unremarkable; something that would tend to induce sleep.
- (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A thief who steals from hotel rooms while staying as a hotel guest.
Example Sentences
[…] a "snoozer," or one of those thieves who take up their quarters at hotels […]
The program is usually pretty good, but last Wednesday's episode was a real snoozer.
2023, Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge, Manchester Murders and Misdemeanours A snoozer, though, was a criminal who focussed exclusively upon stealing from hotels. Snoozers were looked upon as being the aristocrats of the criminal world during much of the nineteenth century.
Word Forms
- snoozers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snorer, snooper, cosleeper, sleeper, slummer, sleepyhead.
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