different between buzzer vs hooter

English

Etymology

From buzz +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?z?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?z??/
• Rhymes: -?z?(?)

Noun

buzzer (plural buzzers)

1. One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
2. A device that makes a buzzing sound.

   If you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can.

3. (US slang) A police badge.
   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 28:

     I flipped my wallet open on her desk and let her look at the buzzer pinned to the flap.

4. (cricket, slang) A run scored from an overthrow.
5. (obsolete) A gossip.

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??? (buz?)

Translations

English

Etymology

hoot +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?hu?.t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?hu.t?/, [?hu.??]
• Hyphenation: hoot?er
• Rhymes: -u?t?(r)

Noun

hooter (plural hooters)

1. A person who hoots.
2. The horn in a motor vehicle.
3. (Britain) A siren or steam whistle, especially one in a factory and used to indicate the beginning or the end of a working day or shift.
4. (slang) A nose, especially a large one. [from 1950s]
5. (slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast. [from 1970s]
6. (slang) A penis. [from 1990s]
7. An owl.
8. (slang) A large cannabis cigarette.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:nose
• See also Thesaurus:breasts
• See also Thesaurus:penis

Translations

Further reading

• hooter at OneLook Dictionary Search