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Definition of Stifler
1. Noun. A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses. "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop"
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Smother, Stifle, Stifle
Definition of Stifler
1. n. One who, or that which, stifles.
Definition of Stifler
1. Noun. One who stifles; one who represses or limits. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stifler
1. one that stifles [n -S] - See also: stifles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stifler
Literary usage of Stifler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"stifler. (1) Л busybody. East. (2) A severe blow, almost sufficient to deprive
.... stifler ..."
2. History of Baptists in Michigan by Mary Elizabeth Day Trowbridge (1909)
"James M. stifler, DD For many years Dr. stifler was editor of the Sunday-school
department of the Christian Herald. He passed away without warning in Boston ..."
3. Report of the United States Entomological Commission by United States Entomological commission (1885)
"The Iske Sweeper a nd stifler.—" This was paten ted by Mr. Anthony Iske.
of Lancaster, Pa. (No. 173728), in 1876. "It consists of an upright frame, ..."
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