whiffler

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes his or her opinion or course.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
  5. Noun.  (US, dialect) The goldeneye.

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