Meanings
nounquaffer (plural quaffers)
plural quaffers
- One who quaffs.
It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]
1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quaffable wine.
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Origin
From quaff + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).
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quaffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaffer
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