Definitions for sniffer

sniffer sniff·er

Spelling: [snif-er]
IPA: /ˈsnɪf ər/

Sniffer is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in sniffer (effinrs).

Definitions for sniffer

noun

  1. a person or thing that sniffs.
  2. a device or mechanism for detecting something.

Origin of sniffer

First recorded in 1860-65; sniff + -er1

Examples for sniffer

She had seen hell, one might say, and is the Sphynxian sniffer at the value of a secret.

He has had ten dollars' worth of telling to-day by 'sniffer' Orne.

In the face of such compelling images, the immediate response is to send money, food, medicines, relief workers, sniffer dogs.

Existing methodology can involve plough-like, armor-plated machines, handheld metal detectors and sniffer dogs.

Perhaps the spirit of the sniffer may still inspire some of the jurors who from time to time make themselves heard in your case.

Word Value for sniffer
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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