puffer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that puffs.
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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.
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a warm and lightweight jacket, coat, or vest with sections separated by quilted stitching and filled with down or synthetic fibers.
noun
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a person or thing that puffs
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Also called: globefish. any marine plectognath fish of the family Tetraodontidae, having an elongated spiny body that can be inflated to form a globe
Etymology
Origin of puffer
Example Sentences
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Chanelle was last seen wearing black leggings and a black Airmax puffer coat.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“Chuck is failing us all,” said Paul Wisor, grim-faced and wearing a blue puffer jacket, as he stood before the council and a packed room of residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
The patch of bus-stop snow that’s turned the color of weak coffee, shared democratically with a pack of teenage boys wearing basketball shorts under their puffer coats.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
My sister reeled in a puffer fish that blew itself up into a spiny balloon—she said it looked just like her fourth-grade teacher.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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