snuffer
- noun
- /ˈsnʌfər/
- Archaic
:
consumidor de rapé
- She watched as the snuffer prepared a pinch of snuff with practiced fingers.
Examples
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The old gentleman was a habitual snuffer, keeping a silver box of tobacco in his pocket.
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In the eighteenth century, it was common to see a snuffer in the social clubs of London.
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He is a regular snuffer who enjoys fine tobacco.
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Many snuffers prefer flavored varieties of snuff.
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In the eighteenth century, it was common to see a snuffer in the social clubs of London.
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She watched as the snuffer prepared a pinch of snuff with practiced fingers.
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The old gentleman was a habitual snuffer, keeping a silver box of tobacco in his pocket.
Synonyms
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A person who smokes or chews tobacco
A person who regularly inhales powdered tobacco through the nose
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snuffer can also mean a person who uses snuff (powdered tobacco); this comes from the word snuff, linked to 'to sniff' or 'take snuff', so a snuffer is someone who 'sniffs' that tobacco.