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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹʌflə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɹʌflɚ/
• 韻: -ʌflə(ɹ)

名詞

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.