muzzler

[ muhz-ler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that muzzles.
2. Also called nose ender. Nautical. a strong opposing wind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muzzler¹

First recorded in 1645–55; muzzle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Jon called me one of the “pro muzzlers,” said he was going on a 35-mile bike ride without a mask, and suggested there’d be more compliance if I wasn’t such a fascist.

From Los Angeles Times

You need a broncho buster in the Senate and a donkey muzzler in the House.

From Project Gutenberg

The Captain of the Drumeltan raised the 'blood-money' to an unheard-of sum, and two days later towed out to sea, though the wind was W.S.W. beyond the Straits—a 'dead muzzler'!

From Project Gutenberg

Having passed through the channel between the islands, the weather there proved to be a perfect muzzler.

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"We are going to have a regular muzzler, Washburn," I said, after glancing at the barometer again.

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