BOFFIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

investigator; research worker; researcher (a scientist who devotes himself to doing research)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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