puffer
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Synonyms: suffer, buffer, duffer, puffed, huffer, luffer, cuffer, ruffer, puffier, guffer, piffer
Antonyms: suffer, buffer, duffer, puffed, huffer, luffer, cuffer, ruffer, puffier, guffer, piffer
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Noun
- Someone or something that [[puff]]s.
- Any of several [[poisonous]] [[fish]], of the family {{taxfmt|Tetraodontidae|family}}, which have the ability to [[inflate]] their bodies when in danger.
- A manually-operated [[inhaler]]. <!--cf. autohaler-->
- {{lb|en|dated|childish}} A [[train]]; a [[locomotive]], usually one that is [[steam]]-powered.
- A [[Clyde puffer]], a kind of small ship.
- {{lb|en|slang}} A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
- {{lb|en|fashion}} An insulated puffy [[jacket]], such as a down jacket.
- {{lb|en|dated}} A person who gives [[exaggerated]] [[praise]] to a product, literary work, etc.
- {{lb|en|dated|slang}} One who is employed by the owner or seller of [[goods]] sold at [[auction]] to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
- {{lb|en|derogatory}} An [[alchemist]]; so named from their constant attendance to the [[bellows]] of their [[furnace]]s.
- The common, or harbour, [[porpoise]].
- A [[kier]] used in [[dye]]ing.
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