English Explanatory Dictionary

snuffer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.
  2. A person who uses snuff (the tobacco product).
  3. The common porpoise.
  4. The participant in a snuff film who kills another (the snuffee).
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-snuffer.wav

Word forms

snuffer snuffers

Etymology

From snuff + -er.

Synonyms

candle snuffer
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