trufflerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɹʌflə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈtɹʌflɚ/
• 韻: -ʌflə(ɹ)

名詞

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.

3. (figurative, by extension) A person who keenly seeks something out.

Further reading

• “truffler, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.