Meaning of Wolfer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who devours food greedily; one who wolfs down food.
2. A surname.
3. A wolf-hunter, especially one who hunts for bounty.

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Examples

“I have observed that there are only two types of eaters in this world - pickers and wolfers.”

“If your dog's a wolfer, here's a tip to slow him down: choose a couple of smooth stones (make sure they are too big for your dog to swallow), wash them, and put them in your dog's dish with his food.”

“If a wolfer locates a den full of small wolves, he "flags" it by putting a handkerchief on a stick and planting that in the mouth of the burrow. No wolf will pass the man scent while the trapper goes for tools to dig out the litter.”

“Strychnine was introduced into the United States about 1847 and became the principal pesticide of the professional wolfer in eradication campaigns between 1860 and 1885.”

“Wolf pelts were worth plenty of money in the late nineteenth century, and the wolfers had an easy way of killing their prey.”

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