noun
(obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
(obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
(obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
(obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
(US, dialectal) The goldeneye (duck).