whiff
noun
a trace or hint.
whiffer
-
a word derived from
whiff.
Example Sentences
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Peter Jahrling, a whiffer of Ebola who lived to tell about it, is now the principal scientist at usamriid.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
That whiffer he belted you to-day on the saloon-sign ought to about hold you for a while.
From The Return of Blue Pete by Luke Allan
