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buffer

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) buffer (noun)
  2. 2) buffer (noun)
  3. 3) buffer (verb)
  4. 4) buffer (noun)
  5. buffer state (noun)
  6. buffer stock (noun)
  7. buffer stop (noun)
  8. buffer strip (noun)
  9. buffer zone (noun)

1buff·er

noun \ˈbə-fər\

Definition of BUFFER

slang British
: fellow, man; especially : an old man

Origin of BUFFER

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1749

Rhymes with BUFFER

bluffer, duffer, puffer, rougher, snuffer, stuffer, suffer

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