ruffler
ruffler · rufflers
A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under…A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.
UK/ˈɹʌflə/US/ˈɹʌflɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(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!
A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.
Origin
From ruffle + -er.From ruffle + -er.
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