"puffer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌfɚ/ [General-American], /ˈpʌfə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-puffer.ogg [Australia] Forms: puffers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) Etymology: puff + -er The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puff|er}} puff + -er, {{clipping|en|puffer train|nocap=1}} clipping of puffer train Head templates: {{en-noun}} puffer (plural puffers)
  1. Someone or something that puffs. Translations (someone or something that puffs): tupruttaja (Finnish), puhisija (Finnish), pölläyttäjä (Finnish), puhaltaja (Finnish), läähättäjä (Finnish), puffaaja (Finnish), soprador [masculine] (Portuguese), pitador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-dODx8HRL Disambiguation of 'someone or something that puffs': 66 3 0 1 6 3 4 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 4
  2. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger. Categories (lifeform): Tetraodontiforms
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-qSSclkSE Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 5 34 1 3 16 3 9 1 6 3 1 5 7 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 1 4 15 4 10 2 10 4 2 6 11 6 6
  3. A manually-operated inhaler.
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-TsC-IQVe
  4. (dated, childish) A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered. Tags: childish, dated
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-o29css58
  5. A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship. Categories (topical): Occupations Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-O6M3U1Oi Disambiguation of Occupations: 4 8 1 3 14 2 8 13 16 11 1 5 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 6 11 1 4 19 4 11 2 9 5 2 7 9 4 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 1 4 19 4 13 1 9 4 1 8 9 5 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 1 4 15 4 10 2 10 4 2 6 11 6 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 6 11 2 3 15 7 9 3 9 5 5 7 7 3 8
  6. (slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-Mk80ltWH
  7. (fashion) An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket. Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-CoypzXnh Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 1 4 15 4 10 2 10 4 2 6 11 6 6 Topics: fashion, lifestyle
  8. (dated) A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-~FsfaezM Disambiguation of Occupations: 4 8 1 3 14 2 8 13 16 11 1 5 6 3 6 Disambiguation of People: 0 5 0 0 7 0 1 15 31 35 0 0 0 4 0
  9. (dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-Fk6o~7Hq Disambiguation of Occupations: 4 8 1 3 14 2 8 13 16 11 1 5 6 3 6 Disambiguation of People: 0 5 0 0 7 0 1 15 31 35 0 0 0 4 0 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 1 4 15 4 10 2 10 4 2 6 11 6 6
  10. (derogatory) An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-BqrEfjse Disambiguation of Occupations: 4 8 1 3 14 2 8 13 16 11 1 5 6 3 6 Disambiguation of People: 0 5 0 0 7 0 1 15 31 35 0 0 0 4 0
  11. The common, or harbour, porpoise.
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-RVY5BxM5
  12. A kier used in dyeing.
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-Yw91noFM
  13. (glassblowing) A soffietta. Categories (topical): Glassblowing
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-Hwj4J6x7 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 1 4 15 4 10 2 10 4 2 6 11 6 6 Topics: arts, crafts, glassblowing, hobbies, lifestyle
  14. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris. Categories (topical): Cellular automata
  15. A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles.
    Sense id: en-puffer-en-noun-UcmfGuqU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: globefish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences], pufferfish [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Clyde puffer, party puffer, peter puffer, pink puffer, porcupine puffer, puffer jacket, Randall's puffer

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "pink puffer"
    },
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    {
      "word": "Randall's puffer"
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        "Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger."
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        "A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear."
      ],
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        "(slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear."
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        "A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc."
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        "(dated) A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc."
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        "dated"
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        {
          "ref": "1834, The Law Library",
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        }
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        "One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder."
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        "(dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder."
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        "slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "The common, or harbour, porpoise."
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      "glosses": [
        "A kier used in dyeing."
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        "A soffietta."
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          "ref": "2015, Paul Rendell, Turing Machine Universality of the Game of Life, page 133",
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        }
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        "(cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris."
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "sciences"
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      "glosses": [
        "A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles."
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          "device"
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          "trace"
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          "explosive"
        ],
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          "drug"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈpʌfɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʌfə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌfə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-puffer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/En-au-puffer.ogg/En-au-puffer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/En-au-puffer.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    }
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      "topics": [
        "fish",
        "ichthyology",
        "zoology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
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    },
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      "topics": [
        "fish",
        "ichthyology",
        "zoology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "tupruttaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "puhisija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "pölläyttäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "puhaltaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "läähättäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "word": "puffaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soprador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone or something that puffs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pitador"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puffer"
}

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