Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosewitness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nose-wit-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A witness who gives evidence of what they have smelled.

Example Sentences

"Our language is shot through with expressions that point to this visual primacy: when we need to discover the facts about a crime we seek an eyewitness, not an earwitness. If we were dogs we would probably sniff out a nosewitness but since we are primates and not carnivores we look for someone who saw it done."
"In 1988, the Netherlands national soccer team won the UEFA Championship, beating the Soviet Union 2-0. Celebration ensued. According to nosewitnesses, the smell of the locker room included dirty clothes, coconut shampoo, sweat, smelly feet, leather, grass and Champagne. [image caption]"

Etymology

From nose + witness, by analogy with eyewitness and earwitness.

Inflected Forms

nosewitnesses (plural)

Questions

What does nosewitness mean?: A witness who gives evidence of what they have smelled.
Where does nosewitness come from?: From nose + witness, by analogy with eyewitness and earwitness.

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