smeller

smeller

A cheese smeller carefully sniffs a piece of cheese.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • One who smells: "smeller" refers to a person who uses their sense of smell, often in a professional capacity to test or evaluate items.
    • The nose: In slang, "smeller" can mean the nose itself.
    • A blow to the nose: In informal slang, "smeller" can refer to a punch or strike delivered to the nose.
    • A meddlesome person: In colloquial use, "smeller" can describe someone who is overly curious or interferes in others' affairs.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The cheese smeller carefully evaluated each wheel for ripeness. (A person who tests cheese by smelling.)
    • He got a smeller in the fight and had a bloody nose. (A blow to the nose.)
    • She's such a smeller, always poking her nose into our conversations. (A meddlesome person.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to have a good smeller": to have a keen sense of smell.

    • The wine taster has a good smeller and can detect subtle aromas. (He has an acute sense of smell.)

  • "to land a smeller": to deliver a punch to the nose.

    • The boxer landed a hard smeller on his opponent. (He struck the opponent's nose.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Smell (v): to perceive the odour of something through the nose.

    • I can smell the flowers from here. (Detect the scent.)

  • Smelly (adj): having a strong, unpleasant odour.

    • The old socks are smelly. (They emit a bad smell.)
Synonyms
  • Nose: the facial feature used for smelling.
  • Sniffer: a person or animal that sniffs or smells.
  • Punch: a blow, especially in the context of "smeller" meaning a strike.
Phrasal Verbs

  • Smell out: to discover or detect by smelling.

    • The dog smelled out the hidden drugs. (Found them using its nose.)

  • Smell up: to fill a space with a strong odour.

    • The garbage smelled up the entire kitchen. (Made the kitchen smell bad.)
Related Idioms

  • To have a nose for something: to have a natural ability to find or detect something.

    • He has a nose for business opportunities. (He can easily spot them.)

  • To poke one's nose into something: to interfere in matters that do not concern you.

    • Stop poking your nose into my private life. (Stop meddling.)