Meanings of ruffler (rufflers) in English

There be rufflers there who would not stick to carry her off!

Thereafter she became the favourite of the rufflers, the commonplace of the poets.

This sweet youth is not fit company for rude soldiers and ill-bred rufflers of the camp.

He would walk the streets at night accompanied by gay young rufflers in search of adventures.

There were, first and foremost, the rufflers the lowest of the low because they pretended to be soldiers.

And, la, as to yonder base rufflers, think ye they have not their fill, but yet desire more?

I will be sleek and smooth, as if I were still the exquisite Lothario-copiedby would-berufflers, and spoiled by willing beauties.

Your pardon if I spoke roughly, Sir Hugh, but we poor Envoys have to do with many rufflers from our own land.

The ruffling is sometimes very nice and interesting and often gives the ruffler a good position in the glorious company of earlier rufflers--

And it maintained that reputation well into the next century, growing ever more and more in favour with the gamblers and rufflers of the times.

'And, pray, how fared ye with these rufflers, sir?' I asked.

Think you it is only a war-worn, hard-drinking, swashbuckling ruffler that can sin?

At sight of the red liquor the fury died out of the ruffler's face.

The ruffler paused a moment, as if awaiting a reply or a word of encouragement.

He was as bold and venturesome as the bravest ruffler that ever backed a dog at a baiting.

The boy shrank visibly beneath the touch, and again an expression of pain crossed the poor ruffler's face.