duffer

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʌfə/    美 /ˈdʌfɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person. informal
    — Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business.
  2. A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
    — 4. P-N5 BxP Clearly, Duras intends to have his fun with this duffer.
  3. A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods. archaic
    — Among them are several distinct and peculiar street-characters, such as the pack-men, who carry their cotton or linen goods in packs on their backs, and are all itinerants. Then there are duffers, who vend pretended smuggled goods, handkerchiefs, silks, tobacco or cigars; also, the sellers of sham sovereigns and sham gold rings for wagers.
  4. Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer. archaic
  5. Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance. archaic
  6. A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do. dated
    — We have some good cows in this State, but, unfortunately, we have too many duffer cows that are not only being fed and milked at a loss but are eating up a portion of the profit of the good cow which is being milked alongside them.
  7. A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle. Australia,dated
    — Judy was an associate (‘stud’) of a Whitefella cattle duffer named Brigalow Bill (aka WJJ Ward).
  8. A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
  9. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.
形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of duff: more duff comparative,form-of

词形变化

duffers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
dufferdom dufferish dufferism

词源

词源 1
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
词源 2
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
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