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Duffer

Duffer Meaning & Definition
Duffer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Duffer?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Duffer:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Duffer: 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

See Also | clumsy person

Duffer In Webster's Dictionary

\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]
\Duf"fer\, n. 1. (Mining) See {Shicer}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any common domestic pigeon.
\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.

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