"bluffer" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈblʌfɚ/ [General-American], /ˈblʌfə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) Etymology: bluff + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bluff|er|id2=agent noun}} bluff + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} bluffer
  1. comparative form of bluff: more bluff Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: bluff (extra: more bluff)
    Sense id: en-bluffer-en-adj-sn~~7f6j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 51 49

Noun

IPA: /ˈblʌfɚ/ [General-American], /ˈblʌfə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: bluffers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) Etymology: bluff + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bluff|er|id2=agent noun}} bluff + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluffer (plural bluffers)
  1. one who bluffs Translations (Translations): bluffer [masculine] (Dutch), bluffeur [masculine] (French), blefiarz [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bluffer-en-noun-tRThv407 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 51 49

Inflected forms

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