muffler

muffle +‎ -er

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌflɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌflə(ɹ)

muffler (plural mufflers)

1. (US, automotive) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
2. A silencer or suppressor fitted to a gun.
3. A type of scarf.
   • 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 8, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

     The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler. His nose was pointed and red.

4. (World War I military slang, rare) A gasmask.[1]

• (part of exhaust pipe): silencer

• → Japanese: マフラー
• → Spanish: mofle
• → Welsh: myffler