SNUFFER

snuffer

(noun) a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles

snuffer, snuff user

(noun) a person who uses snuff

snuffer

(noun) a person who snuffs out candles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

snuffer (plural snuffers)

A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.

A person who uses snuff (the tobacco product).

The common porpoise.

The participant in a snuff film who kills another (the snuffee).

Synonyms

• (device to extinguish candle): candle snuffer

Anagrams

• Suffern

Source: Wiktionary


Snuff"er, n.

1. One who snuffs.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The common porpoise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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