/ snuːt; NAmE / noun ( NAmE , informal )
1.
a person's nose
2.
( disapproving ) a person who treats other people as if they are not as good or as important as them
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: variant of snout .
/ snuːt; NAmE / noun ( NAmE , informal )
1.
a person's nose
2.
( disapproving ) a person who treats other people as if they are not as good or as important as them
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: variant of snout .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005