sneezer

sneezer

English

Etymology

From sneeze +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsniːzə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsnizɚ/

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Noun

sneezer (plural sneezers)

1. Someone who sneezes.
   • 2002, Joy Hakim, War, Peace, and All that Jazz (page 22)

     In New York and Chicago, laws were passed making it illegal to sneeze or cough in public without using a handkerchief. Police dutifully hauled sneezers and coughers to court, where they were given stiff fines.

2. (slang) A person's nose.

   He punched me right in the sneezer!

3. (US, slang, dated) Prison.
   • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 200:

     ‘No cure for lads like you, is there?’ he said. ‘Except to throw you in the sneezer.’