duffer

noun

Definition of duffernext
1
as in bungler

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2
as in bastard

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Recent Examples of duffer For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine. — Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Finally, and a must for a duffer like me, is a quirky little nine-hole golf course — Chula Vista — that’s monstrously hilly, twisting, tree-and-ravine-laden, with impossible slanting greens. — Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Not candlelight dinners for two old duffers plodding along, but an act of kindness so needed, especially during rough times. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2024 Plenty a duffer who opposed the invasion of Iraq and the privatization of Social Security has gone on to invoke the line in admiring jest. — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for duffer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duffer
  1. stumblebum
  2. simulation
  3. lout
  4. synthetic
  5. swindle
Noun
  • The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.
    — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
Definition of stumblebum
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  • The robot showed walking and body-coordination patterns that were qualitatively similar to those seen in simulation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The hackers recruited the agent for hundreds of attacks by telling it the exercises were part of a simulation, Reuters reported, making their work up to 50% faster.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of simulation
Noun
  • That self-deprecating description opens Tony, writer-director Matt Johnson’s movie about the one crazy summer that changed a thoughtless young lout’s life; for good measure, the quote does double duty as the tagline on the film’s poster.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That isn’t enough to humble our black-eyed lout, but spending a few months as a dishwasher at The Flagship in exchange for getting to sleep on the head chef’s hammock soon will.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of lout
Noun
  • Blends Athletic socks made from blends are often part wool, part cotton and sometimes part polyester or other synthetic.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a soft lining for comfort, and the durable synthetic upper can take a beating.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of synthetic
Noun
  • In a case pending in federal court in Oakland, California, three Facebook users allege that the company profits from online swindles at the expense of users.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Supporting characters add to the plot, as Chance needs help from his former crew, most of whom have gone straight but can’t resist the lure of the swindle.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of swindle

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“Duffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duffer. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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