Meaning & use
snorer
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who makes a loud rough noise while sleeping because air vibrates in the nose and throat.
Grammar: Plural is snorers: both of my brothers are snorers.
Patterns
- a loud snorer
My husband is a terrible snorer, so I wear earplugs.
The hotel gave the family a quiet room because one of them was a heavy snorer.
Snorers can sometimes have a breathing problem called sleep apnea.
Word forms
| plural | snorers |
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Common combinations
- a loud snorer
- He is such a loud snorer that the dog leaves the room.
- a heavy snorer
- As a heavy snorer, she tried a special pillow.
- a chronic snorer
- A chronic snorer should ask a doctor about sleep apnea.
- married to a snorer
- She joked that being married to a snorer taught her patience.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sleeper
- Sleeper is a general word for anyone asleep, while snorer names the noisy habit.
- wheezer
- A wheezer breathes with a whistling sound, usually awake, whereas a snorer makes the noise only when asleep.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: snorer or snorter?
snorer vs snorter
A snorter is something that makes a sudden sharp breath through the nose, often a horse or a fiery drink, not a person sleeping loudly.
Practice
Her brother is such a loud ____ that nobody can sleep in the same tent.
Choose one answer.
A snorer makes noise while sleeping. A sneezer and sniffer do different things with the nose and do not describe sleeping noise.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “snorer”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.