renifleur

noun

re·​ni·​fleur

ˌrenəˈflər

plural -s

: one who receives sexual gratification from smells (as of urine)

Word History

Etymology

French, sniffer, from renifler to sniff (from Middle French, from Old French re- + nifler to sniff, probably of imitative origin) + -eur -er

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