duffer.
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Meaning & usage
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do.
A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle.
A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.
Where this word comes from
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
comparative form of duff: more duff
Where this word comes from
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.