bristler
English
noun
Definitions
- Someone or something that bristles.
- (informal) A bristled pig.
- (obsolete) A conman.
- (obsolete) A person of low social class.
- (obsolete) A soldier who is part of a company that carries pikes.
Etymology
Suffix from English bristle.
Origin
English
bristle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abristle English
- bristle English
- bristlebill English
- bristlebird English
- bristlecone English
- bristled English
- bristlegrass English
- bristlehead English
- bristleless English
- bristlelike English
- bristlemouth English
- bristlet English
- bristletail English
- bristly English
- brust English
- nanobristle English
- bristil Middle English