puffer

Definitions

• 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) 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) 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.