duffer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an incompetent or clumsy person
    • as a golfer he was only a duffer

WordNet


Duf"fer noun
Definitions
  1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. Slang, Eng. Halliwell.
  2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.Slang

Webster 1913