ruffler

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/ˈɹʌflə/

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/ˈɹʌflə/ · /ˈɹʌflɚ/

Definition of ruffler

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.

“1840-1841, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock […] and then how he grasped his club and longed to do battle with a dozen rufflers, for the love of Mistress Alice!”
“The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.”

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noun

(historical)A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.

“1840-1841, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock […] and then how he grasped his club and longed to do battle with a dozen rufflers, for the love of Mistress Alice!”
“The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.”
A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

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From ruffle + -er.

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