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huffler

huffler noun: an unqualified pilot, typically employed by the crew of a barge.

Noun

huffler (plural hufflers)

  1. An unqualified pilot, typically employed by the crew of a barge.

Forms of huffler

pluralhufflers

Origin of huffler

Origin obscure; compare hoveller.

Questions about huffler

What does huffler mean?
Huffler means an unqualified pilot, typically employed by the crew of a barge.
What part of speech is huffler?
Huffler is a noun.
What is the plural of huffler?
The plural of huffler is hufflers.

Words near huffler in the dictionary

  1. huffkin
  2. huffkins
  3. Hufflepuff
  4. Hufflepuffish
  5. Hufflepuffs
  6. huffler
  7. hufflers
  8. Huffman
  9. Huffman coding
  10. Huffman codings
  11. Huffmaster

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