Meaning of DUFFER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dufur
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| | Definition: | | [n] an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer" |
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\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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| | 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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