About The Word Duffer
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Duffer
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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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