snifter

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnɪftər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsnɪftɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snif′tər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
snif•ter /ˈsnɪftɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Ceramics, Winea pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top, to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
  2. Wine[Informal.]a very small drink of liquor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
snif•ter  (snif′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ceramics, WineAlso called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
  2. [Informal.]a very small drink of liquor.
  • 1840–50; derivative of snifter to sniff, snivel, Middle English snyfter; imitative

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
snifter /ˈsnɪftə/ n
  1. a pear-shaped glass with a short stem and a bowl that narrows towards the top so that the aroma of brandy or a liqueur is retained
  2. informal a small quantity of alcoholic drink
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from dialect snifter to sniff, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish snifta (obsolete) to sniff
'snifter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brandy snifter

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