1. a device with two hinged parts used to extinguish candles by pinching the wick
Usage: often used in plural form
2. a cone-shaped device used to extinguish candles by covering the flame
Usage: historical; often used in plural form

Examples

• She used the silver snuffers to put out the dinner candles.
• The antique snuffers were displayed in the museum’s colonial kitchen exhibit.
• He carefully trimmed the candle wick with the snuffers.
• The brass snuffers sat on the mantelpiece next to the candlesticks.
• Before electric lights, snuffers were essential household tools.
• The butler extinguished each candle with the ornate snuffers.