LekhoriLekhoricomparative form of duff: more duff
An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business.
A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
A surname.
Cognate with duff, which see (origin is uncertain).
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Among them are several distinct and peculiar street-characters, such as the pack-men, who carry their cotton or linen goods in packs on their backs, and are all itinerants. Then there are duffers, who vend pretended smuggled goods, handkerchiefs, silks, tobacco or cigars; also, the sellers of sham sovereigns and sham gold rings for wagers.