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BLUFFER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who tries to bluff other people

Synonyms:

bluffer; four-flusher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bluffer" is a kind of...):

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Derivation:

bluff (frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is)

bluff (deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand)

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