wolver rare.
(ˈwʊlvə(r))
Also 6–7 wooluer.
[f. wolve v. or inflexional stem of wolf n. + -er1.]
1. One who behaves like a wolf; a ravenous or savage creature.
| 1593 G. Harvey Pierce's Super. 147 Three meales of a Lazarello, make the fourth a Woolner [sic]. 1604 T. M. Black Bk. Epistle to Rdr., Scylla and Charibdis, those two Cormorants and Woolners [sic] of the Sea. 1883 Cornh. Mag. Feb. 184 Jelly-fish, fierce little ‘wolvers’ throwing out their..stings. |
2. One who searches or hunts for wolves.
| a 1909 E. Thompson Seton Billy i. (C.D. Suppl.) As the wolver rode down an adjoining cañon, he saw a Wolf come out of a hole. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. July 473/1 The wolver, exploring unsurveyed territory. |