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smeller

smeller

1 4.1
A person or animal that finds things by using their nose
  • noun
  • /ˈsmɛlər/
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  • Many animals are known to be great smellers, which helps them locate food.

Examples

  • Boy, if your smeller can pick out a wagon track on them rocks... ...you ought to have been born a bloodhound.

    Virginia City (1940)

  • The participating smellers were split between men and women, so it is possible that there is a sex difference in how smells are perceived.

    Blog text (28)

  • The dog is an excellent smeller; he can detect scents from several blocks away.

  • As a trained narcotics smeller, she has helped authorities find illegal substances.

Synonyms

sniffer
vssmeller
5 4.5

A person, animal, or device that finds things by smell, for example dogs

is limited to living agents that detect scents with a nose
noser
vssmeller
1 9.1

A person or animal that finds things by smell

focuses on detecting or identifying scents rather than just locating them

How Sensitive

bloodhound
27 4.2
dog
∞ 1.0
smeller
1 4.1
person
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

smeller singular
smellers plural

Morphology

smeller = smell (transparent) = smell + er

Standard agent noun formation from the verb 'smell' meaning 'one who smells (detects scents)'.

Etymology

Smeller comes from smell plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who' or 'one that'. Like a bloodhound or a sniffer, a smeller is a person or animal that finds or recognises scents with the nose, which explains this meaning.