duffer

ˈdʌfər

Definition

Definition of duffer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

Rare

player with little skill in sports

Rare

The duffer missed the golf ball completely.

amateur

beginner

novice

ineptitude

Rare

incompetent or inept person

Rare

He was considered a duffer at his job due to constant mistakes..

bungler

incompetent

crime

Dated

cattle thief in Australia

Dated

The duffer was caught altering cattle brands.

rustler

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Origin of duffer

Scottish, doofart (stupid person)

Examples of duffer in a sentence

Even as a duffer, he enjoyed playing soccer with friends.
She felt like a duffer when she couldn't solve the puzzle.
The new employee was a duffer at using the software.
The duffer was notorious in the outback.
Local farmers feared the duffer's next move.

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French:joueur médiocre, incapable, ...
German:Stümper, inkompetente Person, ...
Italian:dilettante, incapace, ...
Spanish:novato, inepto, ...
Portuguese:trapalhão, inepto, ...
Chinese:菜鸟, 笨蛋, ...
Japanese:へたくそ, 無能な人, ...
Arabic:مُبْتَدِئ, غَشِيم, ...
Hebrew:שַׂחְקָן לֹא מְיֻמָּן, כּוֹשֵׁל, ...
Russian:дилетант, недотёпа, ...
Ukrainian:незграба, злодій худоби, ...
Hindi:डफ़र, अयोग्य व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:অদক্ষ খেলোয়াড়, অকর্মণ্য ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:patós, inepte, ...
Czech:břídil, ňouma, ...
Danish:klumpedumpe, klodsmajor, ...
Dutch:kluns, sukkel, ...
Greek:άμπαλος, ανίκανος, ...
Hungarian:ügyetlen játékos, ügyefogyott, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលេងកីឡាដែលមានជំនាញតិច, មនុស្សអសមត្ថភាព, ...
Korean:초보자, 서투른 사람, ...
Persian:بازیکن ناشی, ناشی, ...
Polish:nieudacznik, niezdara, ...
Portuguese (BR):amador, inepto, ...
Romanian:neîndemânatic, incompetent, ...
Swedish:klåpare, klantskalle, ...
Thai:ผู้เล่นที่มีทักษะน้อย, คนโง่, ...
Turkish:acemi, beceriksiz, ...
Vietnamese:tay mơ, người kém cỏi, ...

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