Duffer Definition

dŭfər
duffers
noun
A person, now often elderly, who is incompetent, ineffectual, or dawdling.
Webster's New World
A casual or mediocre player of a sport, especially golf.
American Heritage
A peddler, as of cheap trinkets.
Webster's New World
Anything counterfeit or worthless.
Webster's New World
A relatively unskilled golfer.
Webster's New World
adjective

Comparative form of duff: more duff.

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Other Word Forms of Duffer

Noun

Singular:
duffer
Plural:
duffers

Origin of Duffer

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Duffer Sentence Examples

  • Out of 100 balls only one was a complete duffer.

  • Golf Travel Insurance - Club Direct offers three golf policies for the avid duffer who is traveling abroad.

  • People on the whole ignored him or pointed at the silly old duffer whilst laughing wholeheartedly.

  • To them Neurath was just a friendly old duffer whose blandness and good humor they rapidly mistook for weakness and stupidity.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUF

Words Ending With

RERFER

Unscrambles

duffer

Words Starting With D and Ending With R

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DU & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With ER

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With R