ruffler

English

Etymology

ruffle +‎ -er

Noun

ruffler (plural rufflers)

1. (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
   • 1978, Michael Moorcock, chapter 1, in Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen:

     The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.

2. swaggerer
3. a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles

Further reading

• “ruffler”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.