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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of

rufflers

Milton.

That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

Noun.

A bully; a swaggerer. [Not in use.]

ruffler ‎(plural rufflers)

(historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
- 1978, Michael Moorcock, Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen, Chapter 1:
  The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.
swaggerer
a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles