noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A nosy person. rare
2. 2
   An indulgence in nosiness or other curiosity. British, slang

   "You got your grade back already? Let's have a noser!"

3. 3
   A punch to the nose. slang

   "[…] the blow was veritably a noser"

Example

More examples

"You got your grade back already? Let's have a noser!"

Etymology

From nose + -er.

Related phrases

brown noser

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