ruffler
/ˈɹʌflə/
Meaning
A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.
A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.
Examples
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.
Word Forms
rufflers
Etymology
From ruffle + -er.