Meaning & use
puffer
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A thickly padded, insulated jacket filled with down or synthetic fill.
See it in a sentence
She zipped up her puffer to stay warm on the ski slope.
He bought a bright red puffer for the winter hiking trip.
A note on using this word
Context usually makes clear whether 'puffer' refers to the jacket or the fish, since both are common but completely unrelated uses of the word.
Words with a similar meaning
puffer jacket
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A pufferfish, a fish that can inflate its body as a defense mechanism.
The aquarium's puffer floated calmly until a visitor tapped the glass.
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