ˈsniter
Also 5, 7 snyter.
[f. snite v.]
1. pl. A pair of candle-snuffers.
| 1382 Wyclif Numb. iv. 9 The candelstik, with the lanterns, and her toonges, and snyters. 1881 Leicester Gloss. 247. |
2. One who wipes or snuffs.
| 1611 Cotgr., Moucheur, a snyter, wiper, snuffer. |