snout

UK: /ˈsnaʊt/ US: /snaʊt/ ,(snout)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

snout /snaʊt/   n. [countable]

1. Zoology the part of an animal's head that contains the nose and jaws;
   muzzle.
2. anything that resembles an animal's snout in shape, etc.:
   the snout of the machine gun.
3. Anatomy a person's nose, esp. when large or noticeable.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

snout  (snout), n. 

1. Zoology the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws;
   muzzle.
2. Insects [Entomol.] an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles.
3. anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc.
4. Building a nozzle or spout.
5. Anatomy a person's nose, esp. when large or prominent.

• 1175–1225; Middle English snute; cognate with Dutch snuite, German Schnauze

snout′ed, adj. 
snout′less, adj. 
snout′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snout / snaʊt/ noun

1. the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated
2. the corresponding part of the head of such insects as weevils
3. anything projecting like a snout, such as a nozzle or the lower end of a glacier
4. a person's nose
5. a cigarette or tobacco
6. an informer

Etymology: 13th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse snyta, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snūte

ˈsnouted adjective

ˈsnoutless adjective

ˈsnoutˌlike adjective