1
: one that honks
2
slang
: a very large nose
Synonyms
Examples of honker in a Sentence
with a honker like that, you must need a hankie the size of a bedsheet
Recent Examples on the Web
Whether the actor who originated the role in the 1590s wore a wax honker is unknown, but the stereotype was certainly familiar by then.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Before agriculture subdued the mountain rivers, much of the southern San Joaquin Valley was transformed each spring into marsh teeming with tule elk and antelope, honkers, and gray and Canada geese.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
People broke the news, citing insider sources and a big honker of a rock that Song was wearing around Beverly Hills this week.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style.
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby.
—Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
Keep the honkers away from the ducks and bar-bellies.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
Combined with good scouting and a spread that looks a little different, these two calls will pull even the wariest big honkers.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
Volkert said honkers find spots with good food supplies and access to water, their primary means of escape from predators.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2018
Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Before agriculture subdued the mountain rivers, much of the southern San Joaquin Valley was transformed each spring into marsh teeming with tule elk and antelope, honkers, and gray and Canada geese.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
People broke the news, citing insider sources and a big honker of a rock that Song was wearing around Beverly Hills this week.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style.
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby.
—Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
Keep the honkers away from the ducks and bar-bellies.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
Combined with good scouting and a spread that looks a little different, these two calls will pull even the wariest big honkers.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
Volkert said honkers find spots with good food supplies and access to water, their primary means of escape from predators.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2018
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“Honker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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