ruffler
Example Sentences
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"Uncle Charlie," as his Columbia students called him, was also a great ruffler of conventional thought.
From Time Magazine Archive
I suggested hemmer, tucker, quilter, braider, ruffler, and every known attachment I could think of, but each was produced with a flourish that negatived every proposition.
From Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 by Almira Stillwell Cole
I marvel," said Raoul, as if he heard her not, "that yonder ruffler comes hither.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
The ruffler paused a moment, as if awaiting a reply or a word of encouragement.
From The Tavern Knight by Rafael Sabatini
No doubt since the accomplishment was mine it became in her eyes characteristic of a bully and a ruffler.
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Rafael Sabatini
