huffer

See also: Huffer

English

Etymology

From huff +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

huffer (plural huffers)

1. A bully; a blusterer.
   • c. 1660–1680, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part II, canto III:

     To be expos'd i' th' end to suffer / By such a braggadocio huffer.

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

Synonyms

• (blusterer): see Thesaurus:braggart

Hypernyms

• (addict): see Thesaurus:addict

Hyponyms

• (addict): glue sniffer

Translations

blusterer

• Finnish: mahtailija (fi)

inhaler

• Czech: čichač m
• Finnish: imppaaja (fi), imppari (fi)