biffer
Britishnoun
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someone, such as a sportsperson, who has a reputation for hitting hard
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an implement used to serve blows
Example Sentences
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He may look like a tail-end, blacksmith biffer.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2011
Robin Peterson is the new batsman, he proved a very useful late-order biffer against India - he aims a big pull but gets a bottom edge past the keeper for four, before scampering a single.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2011
Pironkova is an angular, coltish baseline biffer, who memorably biffed Venus in their last encounter, in the first round of the 2006 Australian Open.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2010
The young Tyke once had a reputation as a bit of a biffer.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2010
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