snuffer noun1.
['snʌfǝ] LME.[from SNUFF verb1 + -ER1.]More fully
candle-snuffer.
1. In
pl. or as
pair of snuffers: an implement resembling a pair of scissors, used to trim the wick of or extinguish a candle etc. Also in
sing., a small hollow cone with a handle used to extinguish a candle.
LME.2. Hist. A person who snuffed and otherwise attended to candles, esp. in a theatre.
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snuffer noun2.
['snʌfǝ] E17.[from SNUFF verb2 + -ER1.]1. A person who snuffs something or who sniffs disdainfully.
E17.2. In
pl. The nostrils.
slang &
dial. M17-E19.3. A porpoise.
US local.
E19.4. A person who takes snuff.
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