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- [puhf-er]
- /ˈpʌf ər/
- /ˈpʌfər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhf-er]
- /ˈpʌf ər/
Definitions of puffer word
- noun puffer a person or thing that puffs. 1
- noun puffer Also called blowfish, globefish. any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, the spines in the skin becoming erected: several species contain the potent nerve poison tetrodotoxin. 1
- noun puffer blowfish 1
- noun puffer device: inhaler 1
- noun puffer steam train 1
- noun puffer smoker 1
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Origin of puffer
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; puff + -er1
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Parts of speech for Puffer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puffer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puffer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puffer
noun puffer
- backscratcher — an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
- bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- cajoler — A person who cajoles; a flatterer.
- flatterer — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flunkey — flunky.
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