truffler

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English

Etymology

From truffle +‎ -er.

Noun

truffler (plural trufflers)

  1. A person who hunts for truffles.
    Synonym: truffle hunter
  2. An animal, usually a pig or dog, used for extraction of truffles.
    Hyponym: truffle hog
    • 1994, David Comfort, The First Pet History of the World, New York, N. Y.: Fireside, →ISBN, page 128:
      Henry’s great-great-great-second-nephew, Louis XIV, also an ailurophobiac, kept scores of toy poodles, Chien Gris de St. Louis hounds, and trufflers—terriers specially trained to dig up the popular delicacy of the day.

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