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noun
One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
One who argues evasively; a trifler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
The goldeneye (duck).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dialectal
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History
From whiffle + -er.
