duffer

duff·er

 (dŭf′ər)

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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[Origin unknown.]

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duffer

(ˈdʌfə)

n

1. informal a dull or incompetent person

2. slang something worthless

3. (Professions) dialect a peddler or hawker

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

5. a person who steals cattle

[C19: of uncertain origin]

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duff•er

(ˈdʌf ər)

n.

1. Informal.

a. a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person.

b. a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf.

2. Slang.

a. anything inferior, counterfeit, or useless.

b. a peddler, esp. one who sells cheap, flashy goods.

[1835–45; perhaps Scots dial. duffar, dowfart dull, stupid person]

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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.

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Translations

Niete

колпаккулёма

duffer

[ˈdʌfəʳ] N → zoquete m

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duffer

[ˈdʌfə^r] n → nullard(e) m/f

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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)

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duffer

[ˈdʌfəʳ] n (fam) → schiappa

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