whiffler

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whiffler

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From whiffle + -er.

noun whifflers

obsolete One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
obsolete One who argues evasively; a trifler. Every Whiffler in a Laced Coat, who frequents the Chocolate-Houſe, and is able to ſpell the Title of a Pamphlet, ſhall Talk of the Conſtitution with as much Plauſibility as this very Solemn Writer, and with as good a Grace blame the Clergy for medling with Politicks which they do not underſtand.
obsolete One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
obsolete An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger. [...] Men, Wiues and Boyes, / Whoſe ſhouts & claps out-voyce the deep-mouth'd Sea, / Which like a mightie Whiffler 'fore the King, / Seems to prepare his way: [...]
US, dialectal The goldeneye (duck of the genus Bucephala).

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@misc{whiffler_2026,
  title = {whiffler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whiffler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}