What does "buffer" mean?
Buffer: One who polishes with a buff.
Additional senses
- 2.A wheel for buffing; a buff.
- 3.A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an elderly man. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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