sniffer
noun
sniff·er
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Definition of sniffer
1
: one that sniffs: such as
a
: someone who sniffs a drug or other substance in order to become intoxicated
a cocaine/glue sniffer
b
or less commonly sniffer dog
: a dog that is trained to recognize and follow scents especially for the purpose of locating people or contraband (such as illicit drugs and explosives)
Examples of sniffer in a Sentence
Sniffers were brought in to search bags at the airport.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nora's disappearance triggered a massive search effort involving drones, sniffer dogs, multiple countries and more than 350 searchers. — Hannah Knowles, Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, "British teen found dead in jungle was not abducted or murdered, Malaysian police say," 15 Aug. 2019 Nora’s disappearance triggered a massive search effort involving drones, sniffer dogs, multiple countries and more than 350 searchers, Malaysian police said. — Washington Post, "A ‘vulnerable’ teen disappeared from a Malaysian resort. Police say they’ve found her body.," 14 Aug. 2019 They were given permission by the owner to conduct that search, which involved K9 sniffer dogs. — Joseph Clark, cleveland.com, "Home searched after texted threats: Olmsted Falls Police Blotter," 21 June 2019 Rescue teams, divers and sniffer dogs have been deployed for the search operation. — Niha Masih, Washington Post, "Founder of India’s largest coffee chain is missing," 30 July 2019 The alert forced around 130 passengers already on the plane to disembark from the Airbus A320 which was taken off the runway for inspection by special police officers with sniffer dogs. — Washington Post, "Serbia police detain man over Lufthansa bomb scare," 18 July 2019 Rescue teams with sniffer dogs were searching the area afterward, and rescuers from the Indian navy also fanned out to help and rescue residents of the waterlogged city, India’s financial and entertainment capital. — Rafiq Maqbool, BostonGlobe.com, "Multiple walls collapse in India monsoon rains, 31 killed," 2 July 2019 Evan Longoria was about a day away from hiring Interpol and a pack of sniffer dogs to find his. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ bats go into overdrive for 3rd straight game — huge night for Evan Longoria," 2 July 2019 The sniffer, which uses the TZSP protocol, can send a stream of packets to a remote system using Wireshark or other packet capture tools. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Unpatched routers being used to build vast proxy army, spy on networks," 5 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sniffer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sniffer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sniffer
: someone who sniffs a drug or other substance in order to become intoxicated
: a dog that is trained to find people, illegal drugs, explosives, etc., by recognizing and following scents
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