truffler

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.

Further reading

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