Definition

Noun: 1. Common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call: A type of goose, specifically the Canada goose, known for its distinctive and loud vocalization. 2. Informal term for the nose: A casual, often humorous word for a person's nose, especially a large or prominent one. 3. A driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound: A person who uses their vehicle's horn, typically in a loud, repeated, or aggressive manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Wild Goose):
  • A flock of honkers flew overhead in a V-formation.
  • The sound of the honker is a familiar sign of autumn.
• Noun (Informal: Nose):
  • He got hit in the honker with the baseball.
  • She has a distinctive honker that runs in the family.
• Noun (Driver using a horn):
  • The impatient honker behind me wouldn't stop blaring his horn.
  • A honker disrupted the quiet morning with repeated, angry beeps.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in informal North American English.
• When referring to the nose, "honker" is playful and not considered offensive, though it is very casual.
• As a term for a goose, it is often used by birdwatchers and in general descriptions of wildlife.

Variants and Related Words

• Honk (verb/noun): The sound made by a goose or a car horn; to make such a sound.
  • The geese honk as they fly. / He gave a loud honk of the horn.

Synonyms

• For the goose: Canada goose.
• For the nose: schnoz, beak, snout (informal).
• For the driver: horn-blower.

Related Idioms

• To honk one's own horn: This idiom means to boast or promote oneself. It is related to the sound but uses "horn" metaphorically.
  • He's always honking his own horn about his accomplishments.

Noun

1. common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
2. informal terms for the nose
3. a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
   • the honker was fined for disturbing the peace