ruffler

British  

/ ˈrʌflə /

noun

1. a person or thing that ruffles

2. an attachment on a sewing machine used for making frills

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Example Sentences

"Uncle Charlie," as his Columbia students called him, was also a great ruffler of conventional thought.

From Time Magazine Archive

But whose son he is I may not say, for Heaven denies having borne this ruffler, and so Earth and so Sea.

From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)

As bold and dominant as any ruffler of them all where men and perils were concerned, young Everard was timid, bashful and without assertiveness with women.

From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael

A fourth ruffler desired office, and cared not to offend a prospective Councilor.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary

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 Cole, Almira Stillwell