duffer
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy personAn incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
» Tom is a duffer.
Том дурень.
Значення
значень: 9(розмовне)An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Niete
недотёпаnedotjópa, неуме́хаneuméxa, простофи́ляprostofílja
an incompetent or clumsy person
A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
(застаріле)A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do.
(Австралія, застаріле)A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle.
A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.
(архаїчне)A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
(архаїчне)Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
(архаїчне)Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
Приклади
речень: 2Tom is a duffer.
Том дурень.
Being at the concert hall full of young kids made an old duffer like me feel out of tune.
ruКогда я оказался в концертном зале, полном молодых людей, это заставило старпёра вроде меня почувствовать себя не в своей тарелке.
Переклади
мов: 4Походження
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
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