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truffler

UK/ˈtɹʌflə/US/ˈtɹʌflɚ/

truffler noun: a person who hunts for truffles.

Noun

truffler (plural trufflers)

  1. A person who hunts for truffles.
    Synonyms:
    truffle hunter
  2. An animal, usually a pig or dog, used for extraction of truffles.
    • Henry’s great-great-great-second-nephew, Louis XIV, also an ailurophobiac, kept scores of toy poodles, Chien Gris de St. Louis hounds, and trufflers—terriers specially trained to dig up the popular delicacy of the day.1994, David Comfort, The First Pet History of the World, New York, N. Y.: Fireside, →ISBN, page 128
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A person who keenly seeks something out.

Synonyms of truffler

  • truffle hunter

Forms of truffler

pluraltrufflers

Origin of truffler

From truffle + -er.

Words that rhyme with truffler

Questions about truffler

What does truffler mean?
Truffler means a person who hunts for truffles.
What part of speech is truffler?
Truffler is a noun.
How do you pronounce truffler?
Truffler is pronounced /ˈtɹʌflə/ (UK).
What is the plural of truffler?
The plural of truffler is trufflers.

Words near truffler in the dictionary

  1. truffle pigs
  2. truffle shuffle
  3. truffle shuffles
  4. truffled
  5. trufflelike
  6. truffler
  7. trufflers
  8. truffles
  9. truffley
  10. truffling
  11. truffly

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