duffer

duff·er  (dfr)

n.

1. Informal

a. An incompetent or dull-witted person.

b. A casual or mediocre player of a sport, especially golf.

2. Slang A peddler of cheap merchandise.

3. Slang Something worthless or useless.

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duffer [ˈdʌfə]

n

1. Informal a dull or incompetent person

2. Slang something worthless

3. (Business / Professions) Dialect a peddler or hawker

4. Austral slang

a.  (Mining & Quarrying) a mine that proves unproductive

b.  a person who steals cattle

[of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

duffer - an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer" clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination

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duffer

noun (Informal) clot, blunderer (Brit. informal), booby, clod, oaf, bungler, galoot (slang, chiefly U.S.), lubber, lummox (informal) He was a duffer at cricket.

Translations

duffer [ˈdʌfəʳ] N → zoquete m

duffer [ˈdʌfə^r] n → nullard(e) m/f

duffer

n (Brit inf)

(esp Sch) → Blödmann m (inf); to be a duffer at football/French → eine Niete im Fußball/in Französisch sein (inf)

(= silly old man) → (alter) Trottel (inf)

duffer [ˈdʌfəʳ] n (fam) → schiappa

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duffer [ˈdʌfəʳ] n (fam) → schiappa