wolfer

See also: Wolfer

English

Etymology

wolf + -er

Noun

wolfer (plural wolfers)

  1. One who devours food greedily.
    • 2011, Marty Becker, Your Dog: The Owner's Manual
      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.
  2. One who hunts and kills wolves.
    • 2012, Peter Edwards, ‎Michel Auger, The Encyclopedia of Canadian Organized Crime:
      Wolf pelts were worth plenty of money in the late nineteenth century, and the wolfers had an easy way of killing their prey.

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