1. owls or other birds that make hooting sounds
Usage: informal
2. car horns or other devices that make loud honking sounds
Usage: informal

Examples

• The hooters in the old oak tree kept us awake all night.
• We could hear the hooters calling to each other across the forest.
• The truck driver blasted his hooters to warn other vehicles.
• The factory hooters signaled the end of the work shift.
• Several hooters nested in the barn rafters.
• The ship’s hooters echoed across the harbor.