Definition of doffer
plural -s
1 a
:a small roller usually covered with wire teeth used to strip material from another roller or cylinder on textile machinery;
especially
:a roller on a carding machine
b
:a machine or device for doffing bobbins
c
:a device for stripping cotton from the spindle of a mechanical cotton picker
2
:a textile worker who removes full bobbins or cones from machines and puts in empty ones
