US /ˈhɑŋkɚ/ UK /ˈhɒŋkə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    something that honks, such as a goose or a car horn; informally, a large nose

    A honker of a goose announced the flock's arrival on the pond.

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Synonyms
1 noun · something that honks, such... goosehornklaxonschnozzle
Word family
Related forms honk

Etymology

From honk (of imitative origin, mimicking a goose's cry or a car horn) + -er.

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