Huffer
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing (huffing) intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols. US
- 2 One who huffs. rare
"“Taxi,” I yelled, “taxi,” racing across the street and grazing the bumper of a delivery van that veered and stopped short, the driver cursing me with proletarian gusto. I reached the door about half an arm’s length ahead of a grey-haired gentleman who huffed, “It’s mine, it’s mine,” and I dropped into the vinyl-covered seat, twirled the handle that lifted a safety-glass barrier between me and the huffer, […]"
- 3 A bully; a blusterer. obsolete
"To be expos'd in th'end to ſuffer / By ſuch a Braggadochio Huffer."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"“Taxi,” I yelled, “taxi,” racing across the street and grazing the bumper of a delivery van that veered and stopped short, the driver cursing me with proletarian gusto. I reached the door about half an arm’s length ahead of a grey-haired gentleman who huffed, “It’s mine, it’s mine,” and I dropped into the vinyl-covered seat, twirled the handle that lifted a safety-glass barrier between me and the huffer, […]"
Etymology
From huff + -er.
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