wolfer

wolfer noun: one who devours food greedily; one who wolfs down food. Also the alternative form of wolver.

Noun

wolfer (plural wolfers)

One who devours food greedily; one who wolfs down food.
- I have observed that there are only two types of eaters in this world - pickers and wolfers.1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 13
- If your dog's a wolfer, here's a tip to slow him down: choose a couple of smooth stones (make sure they are too big for your dog to swallow), wash them, and put them in your dog's dish with his food.2011, Marty Becker, Your Dog: The Owner's Manual
A wolf-hunter, especially one who hunts for bounty.
- If a wolfer locates a den full of small wolves, he "flags" it by putting a handkerchief on a stick and planting that in the mouth of the burrow. No wolf will pass the man scent while the trapper goes for tools to dig out the litter.1939, Arthur Hawthorne Carhart, “World Champion Wolfer”, in Outdoor Life, volume 84, number 3
- Strychnine was introduced into the United States about 1847 and became the principal pesticide of the professional wolfer in eradication campaigns between 1860 and 1885.1992, Craig A. Ramey, Edward W. Schafer, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, “Back to the future for APHIS's vertebrate pesticides”, in Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, volume 15

Wolfer (plural Wolfers)

wolfer is also the alternative form of wolver.

From wolf (verb) + -er.

What does wolfer mean?: Wolfer means one who devours food greedily; one who wolfs down food.
What part of speech is wolfer?: Wolfer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wolfer?: The plural of wolfer is wolfers.

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