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Shorter vs Snorter - What's the difference?

shorter | snorter |

As nouns the difference between shorter and snorter

is that shorter is a short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling while snorter is one who snorts.

As an adjective shorter

is comparative of short.

shorter

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (short).
    • There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

    Related terms

    * shortest

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

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    snorter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who snorts.
  • (informal) something that is extraordinary or remarkable
    • The batsman succumbed to a snorter of short balls from the bowler and nicked a thin edge to the keeper.
  • (UK, informal) something that is extremely difficult
    • The maths problem is a real snorter , isn't it?