snorter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
noun something outstandingly difficult
noun something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent

From snort + -er.

This case is a snorter. — The Valley of Fear, Arthur Conan Doyle
"'Well,' Ted went on, 'he's a ring-tailed snorter. — Short Stories of Various Types, Unknown
Later on, the hoarse voice of a rude parental snorter is heard approaching, and twelve slim Cupids with sunburned backs are inserted into twelve little cotton shirts and twelve despondent pairs of pantaloons hang at half-mast to twelve home-made suspenders, and as the gloaming gathers about the old home, twelve boys back up against the ice-house to cool off, while the enraged parent hangs up the buggy whip in the old place. — Remarks, Bill Nye

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