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Meaning of DUFFER

Pronunciation:  'dufur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"
 

DUFFER is a 6 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: clumsy person

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Duf"fer\, n.
    1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles,
       as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.]
       --Halliwell.
    
    2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang]
    
    
  2. \Duf"fer\, n.
    1. (Mining) See {Shicer}.
    
    2. (Zo["o]l.) Any common domestic pigeon.
    
    
  3. \Duf"fer\, n.
    One who duffs cattle, etc. [Australia]
    
          Unluckily, cattle stealers are by no means so rare as
          would be desirable; they are locally known as duffers.
                                                   --Baden-Powell.
    
    
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: arab, blockhead, blunderer, boob, bungler, butterfingers, clumsy, dimwit, dolt, dope, dub, dumbbell, foozler, foul-up, fumble-fist, goof, goofball, goofer, hawker, hick, higgler, huckster, idiot, ignoramus, incompetent, lummox, lump, monger, muff, muffer, numskull, oaf, ox, roadman, rube, slob, stumblebum, stumblebunny, vendor
 

 

 

 

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