buffeter

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noun

A boxer or fighter.

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Meanings

buffeter1

nounbuffeter (plural buffeters)

plural buffeters

  1. archaicA boxer or fighter.

buffeter2

nounbuffeter (plural buffeters)

plural buffeters

  1. Someone who eats at a buffet.

Origin

buffeter · noun

From buffet (“strike with blows, contend with”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

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buffeter · noun

From buffet (“food counter”) + -er (occupational suffix).

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Cite this entry
APA

buffeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffeter

MLA

“buffeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffeter.

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