ruffler

noun2

1. •
   A sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.
2. •
   (historical) A ruffian, bully, or villain, especially a 16th-17th-century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.

   • […] and then how he grasped his club and longed to do battle with a dozen rufflers, for the love of Mistress Alice! — 1840