puffer

[ puhf-er ]

/ ˈpʌf ər /

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noun

a person or thing that puffs.

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.

a warm and lightweight jacket, coat, or vest with sections separated by quilted stitching and filled with down or synthetic fibers.

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Origin of puffer

First recorded in 1620–30; puff + -er¹

Words nearby puffer

puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste, puff pastry

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How to use puffer in a sentence

So, he decided to do something about it, making a puffer jacket and a shell that he hoped more people could afford.
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This classic men’s puffer jacket is the perfect layer for cold-weather activities, while also allowing you to show off your personal style.
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The fact that your interviewer went into puffer fish mode and tried to shame you for committing some alleged breach of business etiquette should absolutely trip your warning system.
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Triggerfish and puffer fish suffered a mass extinction, and it took nearly 20 million years for these swimmers to evolve enough new species to regain their lost diversity.
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So I throw a Sherpa moment or puffer over that and I’m good to go.
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Asked what three items he still had to have in his suitcase, Zee said: “The boots, the puffer jacket, and a pair of solid jeans.”
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The Herland 33-inch pole high-pressure expansive steam puffer-engine commenced its up-stroke with steam of 150 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
We could hear the puffer blowing at Gurlyn, five or six miles from the Herland Mine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
This high-pressure puffer pumping engine at Greenwich, in 1803, worked a pump of 18 inches in diameter.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
At that time one of his high-pressure puffer-engines, with a cylindrical boiler and internal tube, was working in Staffordshire.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The Greenwich high-pressure puffer-engine did fourteen millions of duty with a bushel of coals, 84 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for puffer

puffer

/ (ˈpʌfə) /

noun

a person or thing that puffs

Also called: globefish any marine plectognath fish of the family Tetraodontidae, having an elongated spiny body that can be inflated to form a globe

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