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Honker

noun/hˈɔŋkɚ/
Definition
a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
informal terms for the nose
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɔŋkɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈaɪdɹɐlˌaziːn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈaɪdɹɐlˌaziːn/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔŋkɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
“the honker was fined for disturbing the peace”
nouninformal terms for the nose
nouncommon greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
Word Forms
honkverbmake a loud noise
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hupen
ein Fahrer, der die Hupe seines Autos laut hupen lässt
🇫🇷French
klaxonner
un conducteur qui fait émettre un fort klaxon au klaxon de sa voiture
🇪🇸Spanish
tocar la bocina
un conductor que hace que la bocina de su auto emita un fuerte sonido de bocina
🇮🇹Italian
clacson
un guidatore che fa emettere un forte suono di clacson al clacson della sua auto
🇳🇱Dutch
toeteren
een bestuurder die de claxon van zijn auto een luid toeterend geluid laat maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
buzinar
um motorista que faz com que a buzina de seu carro emita um som alto
🇷🇺Russian
сигналить
водитель, который заставляет гудок своей машины издавать громкий гудок
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हॉर्न बजाना
एक ड्राइवर जो अपनी कार के हार्न को जोर से बजाता है
🇮🇳Tamil
கூக்குரலிடுபவர்
ஒரு ஓட்டுநர் தனது காரின் ஹார்னை உரத்த ஹார்ன் ஒலியை உருவாக்குகிறார்
🇮🇳Telugu
హాంకర్
తన కారు హారన్‌ని పెద్దగా హారన్ చేసేలా చేసే డ్రైవర్
🇮🇳Marathi
हॉनर
एक ड्रायव्हर जो त्याच्या कारचा हॉर्न जोरात वाजवतो
🇮🇳Gujarati
હોનર
એક ડ્રાઇવર જે તેની કારના હોર્નને જોરથી હોર્નિંગ અવાજ કરવા માટેનું કારણ બને છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾಂಕರ್
ತನ್ನ ಕಾರಿನ ಹಾರ್ನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಹಾರ್ನ್ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಚಾಲಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹോൺകർ
ഒരു ഡ്രൈവർ തൻ്റെ കാറിൻ്റെ ഹോൺ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ഹോണടിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു
🇵🇰Urdu
ہانکر
ایک ڈرائیور جو اپنی کار کے ہارن کی وجہ سے اونچی آواز میں ہارن بجاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
喇叭
使汽车喇叭发出响亮喇叭声的司机
🇯🇵Japanese
警笛を鳴らす
車のクラクションを大きく鳴らさせる運転手
🇰🇷Korean
경적
자동차 경적을 울리게 하는 운전자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bấm còi
một người lái xe bấm còi xe inh ỏi
🇹🇭Thai
เกียรตินิยม
คนขับที่ทำให้แตรรถของเขาส่งเสียงแตรดัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
membunyikan klakson
seorang pengemudi yang menyebabkan klakson mobilnya mengeluarkan bunyi klakson yang keras
🇵🇭Filipino
bumusina
isang driver na nagiging sanhi ng busina ng kanyang sasakyan upang makagawa ng malakas na tunog ng busina
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بوق
السائق الذي يتسبب في إصدار صوت بوق سيارته بصوت عالٍ
🇮🇷Persian
صدای بلند
راننده ای که باعث می شود بوق ماشینش صدای بوق بلندی بدهد
🇹🇷Turkish
korna çalmak
arabasının kornasının yüksek bir korna sesi çıkarmasına neden olan bir sürücü
🇮🇱Hebrew
צופר
נהג שגורם לצופר של מכוניתו להשמיע קול צפירה חזק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'honker'?
The primary meaning of 'honker' is 'a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'honker' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'honker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'honker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'honker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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