"snuffer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snuffers [plural]
Etymology: snuff + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snuff|er}} snuff + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} snuffer (plural snuffers)
  1. A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle. Categories (topical): Tools Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Synonyms (device to extinguish candle): candle snuffer
    Sense id: en-snuffer-en-noun-q5yzPbMg Disambiguation of Tools: 33 22 27 18 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 54 5 6 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 5 6 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 5 5 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 45 8 18 29 Disambiguation of 'device to extinguish candle': 95 2 2 2
  2. A person who uses snuff (the tobacco product).
    Sense id: en-snuffer-en-noun-y9MM5QVf
  3. The common porpoise.
    Sense id: en-snuffer-en-noun-urUNn0O2
  4. The participant in a snuff film who kills another (the snuffee).
    Sense id: en-snuffer-en-noun-8ShlTudU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 5 6 42

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for snuffer meaning in English (2.2kB)

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