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Snorer

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snore  (snôr, snr)
intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores
To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
n.
1. The act or an instance of snoring.
2. The noise so produced.
[Middle English snoren, to snort, from fnoren, from Old English fnora, sneezing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
snorer n.
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Noun1.snorer - someone who snores while sleeping
sleeper, slumberer - a rester who is sleeping
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When they had got to within five steps of the snorer, Tom stepped on a stick, and it broke with a sharp snap.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
I snuggled close among the wallow of snorers, to conceal as nearly as possible that I was naked of irons; and I kept a sharp lookout and pre- pared to spring for my man the moment he should bend over me.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
As for sounds, there was the steady drone of the snorers and a small occasional noise, a flickering or pecking that I could in no way account for.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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