Noun

(en noun)

One who, or that which, scares.

* 1894 , William Crooke, An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India

The letter from a Raja is spotted with gold-leaf as a preservative, partly to divert the glance of fascination and partly because gold is a scarer of demons...

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 21, author=, title=Letters, work=New York Times citation

, passage=However, if a child tells a parent that someone “scares me,” it certainly doesn’t seem prudent to tell the alleged scarer what the child has confided to the parent, even if that parent “trusts” the baby sitter at this point. }}

Noun

(en noun)

One who shapes by grinding.

He worked as a scarfer in a steel mill.

(slang) One who scarfs or guzzles food.

*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 10, author=Eric Wilson, title=On Fashion’s Night Out, Shopping Too, work=New York Times citation

, passage=Ralph Lauren’s stores on Bleecker Street will have cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery (but watch out for Blake Lively, an expected guest and admitted cupcake scarfer ). }}

(UK, slang) An everyday football supporter who is not involved in hooliganism.

* 2006 , Ramn Spaaij, Understanding football hooliganism (page 152)

On the Internet self-identifying Wigan hooligans claimed victory over ICF members, but the latter dismissed these claims since attacking 'scarfers' (non-hooligan supporters) was considered illegitimate.