Definition of Ruffler

1. n. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

Definition of Ruffler

1. Noun. (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor ¹

2. Noun. braggart, swaggerer ¹

3. Noun. a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ruffler

1. one that ruffles [n -S] - See also: ruffles

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffler

ruffianisms
ruffianlike
ruffianly
ruffianous
ruffians
ruffin
ruffing
ruffins
ruffle
ruffle some feathers
ruffle up
ruffled
ruffleless
rufflement
rufflements
ruffler (current term)
rufflers
ruffles
rufflier
ruffliest
rufflike
ruffling
rufflings
ruffly
ruffs
rufie
rufigallic
rufigallic acid
rufiopin
rufiyaa

Literary usage of Ruffler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shakspere's England; or, Sketches of our social history in the reign of by George Walter Thornbury (1856)
"Horse Stealers. — Rogues par excellence. — The Wild Rogue. — The Upright Man. — The ruffler. — Female Thieves. — Sham Sick. — The Tavern Bully and Bravo. ..."

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