whiffler

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Synonyms: whiffle, whiffer, whiffled, whiffles, shiffler, whiffier, whistler, whuffle, sniffler, whiffet, shuffler

Antonyms: whiffle, whiffer, whiffled, whiffles, shiffler, whiffier, whistler, whuffle, sniffler, whiffet, shuffler

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} One who [[whiffle#Verb|whiffles]], or frequently [[change#Verb|changes]] their [[course#Noun|course]] or [[opinion]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} One who [[argue]]s [[evasively]]; a [[trifler]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} One who [[play#Verb|plays]] on a [[whiffle#Noun|whiffle]]; a [[fifer]] or [[piper]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[officer]] who went before a [[procession]] to [[clear#Verb|clear]] the [[way]], by [[blow#Verb|blowing]] a [[horn]] or otherwise; hence, any [[person]] who [[march#Verb|marched]] at the [[head#Noun|head]] of a procession; a [[harbinger]].
5. {{lb|en|US|dialectal}} The [[goldeneye]] (duck of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Bucephala|genus}}).

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