Definition of puffer Puffer
/pΚΛfΙ/ - [pufer] - puffβ’er
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What does puffer mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: puffers |
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| puffer - any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers | ||
| pufferfish, blowfish, globefish | ||
| plectognath, plectognath fish tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines | ||
| family tetraodontidae, tetraodontidae puffers | ||
| puffer - delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver | ||
| blowfish, sea squab, pufferfish | ||
| saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food | ||
| globefish, blowfish, puffer, pufferfish delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver | ||
| fugu a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous | ||
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Wiktionary 
- puffer (Noun)
Someone or something that puffs. - puffer (Noun)
Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to puff themselves up when in danger. - puffer (Noun)
A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear. - puffer (Noun)
A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris. - puffer (Noun)
A manually-operated inhaler. - puffer (Noun)
A train; a locomotive. - puffer (Noun)
One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. - puffer (Noun)
The common, or harbour, porpoise. - puffer (Noun)
A kier used in dyeing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- puffer (n.)
One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. - puffer (n.)
One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. - puffer (n.)
Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. - puffer (n.)
The common, or harbor, porpoise. - puffer (n.)
A kier.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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puffer
One who bids at auctions, not with an intent to buy, but only to raise the price of the lot; for which purpose many are hired by the proprietor of the goods on sale.
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