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ruffler

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹʌflə/Sorted efflrruStarts with REnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From ruffle + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • 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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