stertor

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US/ˈstɝtɚ/US/ˈstɝtoɹ/UK/ˈstɜːtə/UK/ˈstɜːtɔː/

noun

The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring.

Similar
snoresnoring
OriginLatin stertō →
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Meanings

nounstertor (countable and uncountable, plural stertors)

plural stertors

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe act of snoring, especially heavy snoring.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyA snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

Similar
snoresnoring
Broader
breathingexternal respirationrespiration
Also see
snoresnoring

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinstertō“to snore”
  2. Englishstertor

From Latin stertō (“to snore”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian хъркане
  • хъркане (hărkane)act of heavy snoring
Finnish kuorsaus, kuorsaus
  • kuorsausact of heavy snoring
  • kuorsausheavy snoring sound
Spanish esteror
  • esterorheavy snoring sound
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APA

stertor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertor

MLA

“stertor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stertor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stertor.

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