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Hooters

Hooters

7.8
Loud horns or sirens that warn people by hooting
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːtərz/
translation icon : sirena
  • The fire truck's Hooters alerted everyone in the neighborhood.

Examples

  • The old train's Hooters echoed across the countryside as it approached the station.

  • The ship's Hooters blasted warnings when dense fog closed in around the harbor.

  • At noon, the factory Hooters signaled the end of the morning shift.

  • We could hear the Hooters from several blocks away.

  • The ship's Hooters blasted warnings when dense fog closed in around the harbor.

  • The fire truck's Hooters alerted everyone in the neighborhood.

  • At noon, the factory Hooters signaled the end of the morning shift.

Synonyms

siren
vsHooters
259 2.9

A machine that makes a loud wailing sound to warn people

uses hooting sounds instead of continuous wailing alarms
horn
vsHooters
183 1.0

A device that makes a loud sound to warn or signal people

focuses specifically on hooting style sounds rather than any loud note
hooter
vsHooters
  • UK
1 6.2

A part of a vehicle that makes a loud sound to warn people

is broader and names hooting signal devices used for warnings

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

quiet
45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

How Loud

siren
259 2.9
Hooters
7.8
horn
183 1.0
beeper
  • Archaic
77 6.7
whistle
279 1.0

Surface Forms

Hooters singular
Hooters plural

Morphology

Hooters = hooter (transparent) = hoot + er + s

The singular form 'hooter' is transparently understood as something that hoots, and the plural simply adds regular plural -s.

Etymology

Hooters for horns or sirens comes from the verb hoot, the short loud 'sound of an owl', so a hooter is something that 'hoots' — a loud horn or siren used to warn or call attention.