sniffer
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- noun
- /ˈsnɪfər/
:
olfateador
- We examine these patterns and features to characterize the current status of heroin sniffers and consider issues that may be associated with this lifestyle.
- sniffer heroin
Examples
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As a private investigator, he relied on his keen sniffer to track down important clues.
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The dog trainer praised her best sniffer for its ability to locate hidden artifacts.
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I mean, you are hands down the best sniffer I've ever met.
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Two hundred and fifty heroin sniffers from the parent study were invited to participate, and all agreed.
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The purpose of this paper is to characterize heroin sniffers and their patterns of use.
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Relatively little has been published about the lives and career trajectories of heroin sniffers who have little or no history of drug injection.
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While we explicitly recruited regular heroin sniffers, we found that 56.8% of our heroin sniffers had been using heroin for over 10 years.
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For example, Siobhan and her husband were both dedicated sniffers and said that injecting heroin was a line—a "point of no return"—that they would not cross.
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When searching for lost items, a good sniffer can make all the difference in finding them quickly.
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Etymology
Sniffer comes from the verb sniff meaning 'to smell' and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a sniffer is literally 'one who smells', often used for a person who sniffs habitually or in a noticeable way.