huffer

See also: Huffer

English

Etymology

huff +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌfə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌfɚ/
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ)

Noun

huffer (plural huffers)

A bully; a blusterer.
- c. 1660–1680, Butler, Samuel, Hudibras, part II, canto III:
  To be expos'd i' th' end to suffer / By such a braggadocio huffer.

A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols.

Synonyms

(blusterer): see Thesaurus:braggart

Hypernyms

(addict): see Thesaurus:addict

Translations

blusterer

Finnish: mahtailija (fi)

inhaler

Finnish: imppaaja (fi), imppari (fi)

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