muffler

American  

[muhf-ler] / ˈmʌf lər /

noun

mufflers plural

1. a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.

2. any of various devices for deadening sound, as the sound of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.

3. anything used for muffling sound.

4. Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.

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muffler British  

/ ˈmʌflə /

noun

1. a thick scarf, collar, etc

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer.  any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle

3. something that muffles

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mufflers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of muffler

First recorded in 1525–35; muffle ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

But in about 1989, the seeds of a new Muffler Man era were sown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“Just in the last year or two, all these Muffler Men are being added,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And we Americans have these roadside giants, also known as Paul Bunyans, Uniroyal Gals and most commonly, Muffler Men.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Before long, they had hired someone to build a custom tow-truck-operator Muffler Man.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I foretell an enormous sale for this fascinating article, and also for the Service Muffler at seven guineas, which has real gold tassels at each end.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 by Various