Snarler
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 One who snarls. literally
""Yeah," snarled the other guy, "well, why don't you write this down: You can't bet more than that $100 chip from now on. You can only play one hand and" — he turned to the dealer — "shuffle up on every couple of rounds, you hear me?" […] "You don't mind if I play craps?" I asked them as I parted. "I'm not going to be hassled at craps, am I?" "Play craps all you want," said the snarler, triumphant in his knowledge that no one could beat craps."
- 2 A person with a disagreeable or antagonistic temperament. broadly
"Tecla was neither a snarler nor a crab, but a good simple lady; yet she was a beata — one of the most temperate species."
- 3 One who uses a snarling iron.
- 4 A sausage, particularly a barbecued one. New-Zealand, informal
"Summer snarler comes up trumps, Manawatu Herald: "A Woodville Beef & Blue Cheese sausage has triumphed over out-of-town rivals in a fry-off.""
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More examples""Yeah," snarled the other guy, "well, why don't you write this down: You can't bet more than that $100 chip from now on. You can only play one hand and" — he turned to the dealer — "shuffle up on every couple of rounds, you hear me?" […] "You don't mind if I play craps?" I asked them as I parted. "I'm not going to be hassled at craps, am I?" "Play craps all you want," said the snarler, triumphant in his knowledge that no one could beat craps."
Etymology
From snarl + -er.
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