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snarl·er | \ ˈsnär-lər 
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\ plural snarlers
Definition of snarler
(Entry 1 of 2)
: something that causes a snarl or tangle
a traffic snarler
snarler
noun (2) plural snarlers
Definition of snarler (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a snarling person or animal
… demanded to be represented as a guy "who is happy, and not a snarler".— Emily Kasriel … he was brutally antagonistic: a shouter and a snarler.— Colin Mcgowan
2 New Zealand, informal : sausage Barbecues just wouldn't be the same without old-fashioned snarlers wrapped in white bread and coated with tomato sauce.— Rosaleen Macbrayne
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The first known use of snarler was in 1598
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