smellers

Organs detecting odors

Smellers is the plural of smeller—the nose, or more broadly, the sense of smell.

The word is informal and slightly playful: That coffee hit my smellers the moment I walked in.

A smeller can also be someone who smells things, whether professionally or habitually: The quality control team employed trained smellers.

anatomy

nose

Olfactory facial organ

nostrilsBreathing holes in face
septumInternal anatomical partition
sinusesAir-filled skull cavities

nasal · turbinates · olfactory · cilia · mucosa · snout · proboscis · nares · bridge · tip

slang

nose

Olfactory facial organ

schnozSlang term for proboscis
snootNose, colloquially
beakHorny avian mouthpart

hooter · honker · conk · nozzle · sniffer · proboscis · snout

odors

scent

Airborne odor detected

fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
stenchPowerfully offensive odor
aromaPleasant distinctive smell

reek · whiff · bouquet · foulness · mustiness · pungency · musk · fetor · malodor · sweetness

detection

sniffing

Inhaling through the nose

scentingPerceiving by nose
whiffingSwinging and missing
nosingInvestigating with curiosity

detecting · sensing · trailing · tracking · hunting · searching · investigating · sampling · identifying · recognizing

Opposites

sensory organs

smellerspeepers

Eyes, colloquially

ears · eyes · listeners · lookers · seers

Phrases

smelled a ratSensed hidden deception
stopped and smelled the rosesAppreciated life's simple pleasures

Family

smelled, smeller

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G