Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

snifter

Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪftə/
Definition of snifter

noun

  • 1British informal a small quantity of an alcoholic drink:care to join me for a snifter?
  • 2North American a balloon glass for brandy: he drained the bottle into a snifter

Origin:

mid 19th century: imitative; compare with dialect snift 'to snort'

snifter in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of snifter in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

ludology

/ lo͞oˈdäləjē /
noun
the study of games and gaming, especially video games …