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