puffer
[puhf-er]
Show More
Origin of puffer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for puffer
Contemporary Examples
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.”
Historical Examples
I hope you will be a good boy and give satisfaction to Professor Puffer.
Bernard Brooks' AdventuresHoratio Alger, Jr.
There were ten passengers besides Professor Puffer and himself.
Bernard Brooks' AdventuresHoratio Alger, Jr.
A little reflection, however, allayed the fears of Professor Puffer.
Bernard Brooks' AdventuresHoratio Alger, Jr.
Bernard opened it, and his glance rested on Professor Puffer.
Bernard Brooks' AdventuresHoratio Alger, Jr.
"No," answered Puffer, who feared that those reasons might compromise him.
Bernard Brooks' AdventuresHoratio Alger, Jr.
puffer
- 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for puffer
n.
1620s, agent noun from puff (v.). As "one who praises or extols," from 1736. As a type of fish that inflates itself in defense, from 1814.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper