ruffler

English

Etymology

ruffle +‎ -er

Noun

ruffler (plural rufflers)

(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.
swaggerer
a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles

Further reading

“ruffler”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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