"noser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nosers [plural]
Etymology: nose + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nose|er}} nose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} noser (plural nosers)
  1. (rare) A nosy person. Tags: rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-noser-en-noun-s8mzED1g Disambiguation of People: 91 9 0
  2. (British, slang) An indulgence in nosiness or other curiosity. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-noser-en-noun-O49I6zS~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 79 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 79 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 18 76 7
  3. (slang) A punch to the nose. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-noser-en-noun-wgUEXXZJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brown-noser

Inflected forms

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