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riffler

riffler

9.8
A person who flips quickly through pages without care
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪflər/
translation icon : hojeador
  • The riffler barely glanced at each page before moving on to the next document.

Examples

  • You could tell he was a riffler by the way he flipped through the cards so quickly.

  • As a habitual riffler, she often missed important details in her paperwork.

  • She is a fast riffler of magazines.

  • Are you a riffler at the library?

  • The riffler quickly leafed through the stack of papers, searching for any relevant information.

  • As a skilled riffler, he was adept at skimming documents for key points without getting distracted.

  • She identified herself as a riffler, often browsing through files to find vital data for her report.

Synonyms

skimmer
vsriffler
1 6.6

A person who reads quickly without paying attention to details

focuses on physically flipping pages quickly rather than careful reading

How Fast

riffler
9.8
skimmer
1 6.6
browser
5 4.4
reader
95 1.0

Surface Forms

riffler singular
rifflers plural

Morphology

riffler = riffle (transparent) = riffle + er

Standard agentive derivation: a person who 'riffles' (quickly turns or flips through) is a 'riffler'.

Etymology

Riffler comes from the verb riffle, which means 'to flip through quickly'. So a riffler is a person who flips pages or cards fast, often without careful attention.