Whiffler /(?)/

Whif·fler

Whiffler

n.
  1. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler.
    Every whiffler in a laced coat who frequents the chocolate house shall talk of the constitution.
  2. One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper. [Obs.]
  3. An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
    Which like a mighty whiffler 'fore the king, Seems to prepare his way.
  4. The golden-eye. (Zool.) [Local, U. S.]