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duffer
/ˈdʌfɚ/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
hopeless, many, old
VERB + DUFFER
made
DUFFER + NOUN
business, cows
Definitions
noun
1
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business.
2
A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
3
A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
Among them are several distinct and peculiar street-characters, such as the pack-men, who carry their cotton or linen goods in packs on their backs, and are all itinerants. Then there are duffers, who vend pretended smuggled goods, handkerchiefs, silks, tobacco or cigars; also, the sellers of sham sovereigns and sham gold rings for wagers.
4
Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
5
Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
name
1
A surname.
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Example Bank
501
Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business.
Wiktionary02
Among them are several distinct and peculiar street-characters, such as the pack-men, who carry their cotton or linen goods in packs on their backs, and are all itinerants. Then there are duffers, who
Wiktionary03
We have some good cows in this State, but, unfortunately, we have too many duffer cows that are not only being fed and milked at a loss but are eating up a portion of the profit of the good cow which
Wiktionary04
Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.
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Tom is a duffer.
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