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Webster 1913 Edition


Duffer

Duf′fer

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Noun.
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]

Definition 2024


Düffer

Düffer

See also: duffer

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • Duffer

Noun

Düffer m (plural Düffers)

  1. (male) dove, cock pigeon
  2. (male) pigeon, cock dove

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

See also

  • Düveke
  • Duvenpoor
  • Feldflüchter
  • Kröpper
  • kurren
  • Nest
  • Oort
  • Vagel
  • Vageloort
  • Plautdietsch: Deffat, Deffert

References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, ISBN 978-3-529-03000-0, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)