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stuffer

[ stuhf-er ]

/ ˈstʌf ər /

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noun

a person or thing that stuffs.

a small printed advertisement, announcement, or reminder that is inserted in an envelope and mailed with something else, as a bill or bank statement.

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Origin of stuffer

First recorded in 1605–15; stuff + -er¹

Words nearby stuffer

study hall, stuff, stuff and nonsense, stuffed, stuffed shirt, stuffer, stuff gown, stuffing, stuffing and stripping, stuffing box, stuffing nut

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Example sentences from the Web for stuffer

He hurried on and Stuffer came behind him, and presently the pair struck a wagon road running directly past the old Bailey barn.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield
Dale was the pitcher for Company B, and Stuffer was catcher.
The Putnam Hall Encampment|Arthur M. Winfield
“Then you ought to investigate—I mean later on, when we have some of the others with us,” went on Stuffer hastily.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield
“We would have been in a mess if they had gotten away with the baskets and our clothes,” said Stuffer.
The Putnam Hall Cadets|Arthur M. Winfield

“And he must have taken the ice-cream too,” came mournfully from Stuffer.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield

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