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honker

honker

2 8.6
A large nose that is easy to notice
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔŋkər/
  • Informal
translation icon : narizota
  • I couldn't help but notice his honker; it's the biggest nose I've ever seen.
  • big honker
  • huge honker

Examples

  • She joked that with a honker like his, he could easily sniff out dinner from a mile away.

  • Look at that big honker.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The size of the honker on him, man.

    Global Heresy (2002)

  • It's a honker.

    Radio Flyer (1992)

  • Always a big honker.

    Rollerball (1975)

  • "With a honker like that, I’m not surprised that he’s got a keen sense of smell.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Everyone teased him about his honker, but he proudly embraced his distinctive feature.

Synonyms

hooter
vshonker
  • Slang
12 8.7

A casual, funny word for a person's nose

is informal but not necessarily humorous in tone
beak
vshonker
  • UK
7 8.0

A person's nose that is large or stands out

is the same idea but expressed by a different informal variant
snout
vshonker
  • Informal
5 7.0

A human nose that is often large or noticeable

is the same sense but used as a casual personal term
schnoz
vshonker
  • Informal
4 9.9

A large, noticeable nose people call jokingly

is the same informal meaning but uses a different variant
nozzle
vshonker
  • Slang
4 7.9

A person's nose that is large or easy to see

is an informal label that highlights the same feature
snoot
vshonker
  • Informal
1 8.9

A person's nose

focuses on noses that are notably large or prominent
schnozzle
vshonker
  • Informal
1 9.9

An informal word for a large or noticeable nose

is the same informal sense presented as another slang form
conk
vshonker
  • Archaic
1 9.1

A big noticeable nose or head

refers only to the nose, not the head
beezer
vshonker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A large nose or something very good in informal speech

refers only to a large or prominent nose, not excellence

How Prominent

honker
  • Informal
2 8.6
beak
  • UK
7 8.0
nose
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

honker singular
honkers plural

Morphology

honker = honk (opaque) = honk + er

Although formed from 'honk' + '-er', the figurative sense 'nose' is an idiomatic/metaphorical extension that learners cannot derive from the base.

Etymology

Honker for a big nose is a joking name that probably comes from the loud sound 'honk', as if a very large nose could make a noise. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a nose so big it would 'honk', so honker means a large, noticeable nose.