"huffer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhʌfɚ/ [General-American] Forms: huffers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) Etymology: huff + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|huff|er|id2=agent noun}} huff + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} huffer (plural huffers)
  1. A bully; a blusterer. Categories (topical): People Translations (blusterer): mahtailija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-huffer-en-noun-~lOPBV0h Disambiguation of People: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 45 55 Disambiguation of 'blusterer': 83 17
  2. A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing (huffing) intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols. Hypernyms (addict): addict Hyponyms (addict): glue sniffer Translations (inhaler): čichač [masculine] (Czech), imppaaja (Finnish), imppari (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-huffer-en-noun-8VIaxK2e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 45 55 Disambiguation of 'addict': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'addict': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'inhaler': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: braggart (alt: blusterer)

Inflected forms

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