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duffer

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. comparative form of duff: more duff

Noun

  1. An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
  2. A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
  3. A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
  4. Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
  5. Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
  6. A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do.
  7. A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle.
  8. A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
  9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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