puffer

== English == === Etymology === From puff +‎ -er. The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌfɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌfə/ Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) === Noun === puffer (plural puffers) Someone or something that puffs. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger. A manually-operated inhaler. (dated, childish) A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered. A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship. (slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear. (fashion) An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket. (dated) A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc. (dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. (derogatory) An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces. The common, or harbour, porpoise. A kier used in dyeing. (glassblowing) A soffietta. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris. A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles. ==== Synonyms ==== (fish): globefish, pufferfish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === 'puffer (slang), The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English: A Crunk Omnibus, by Grant Barrett, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006, p. 273. [3] == Danish == === Noun === puffer c (singular definite pufferen, plural indefinite puffere) (chemistry) buffer ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== buffer == French == === Etymology === From puff +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /py.fe/ === Verb === puffer (transitive) to advertise (intransitive, informal, slang) to inhale vapor from an e-cigarette ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “puffer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012