puffer

[ puhf-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that puffs.
2. Also called blowfish, globefish. any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, the spines in the skin becoming erected: several species contain the potent nerve poison tetrodotoxin.
3. a warm and lightweight jacket, coat, or vest with sections separated by quilted stitching and filled with down or synthetic fibers.

puffer

/ ˈpʌfə /

noun

1. a person or thing that puffs
2. Also calledglobefish any marine plectognath fish of the family Tetraodontidae, having an elongated spiny body that can be inflated to form a globe

Word History and Origins

Origin of puffer¹

First recorded in 1620–30; puff + -er ¹

Example Sentences

They said the man had short, dark coloured hair and was wearing a grey puffer jacket, light-coloured trousers and white trainers.

From BBC

During the February London Fashion Week pastel hues were all over the runway from lilac puffer jackets to baby pink padded coats, and it seems like the trend will continue.

From BBC

For example, would the pope really be wearing a luxury puffer jacket, as depicted by a notorious fake photo?

From Seattle Times

Its scarier ability to create mischief and fake imagery can be innocuous — Pope Francis wearing a designer puffer coat at the Vatican — and criminal.

From Los Angeles Times

Cast members clad in jeans and puffer coats were rehearsing Bizet’s work in a chilly concrete basement, where a raised stage and a makeshift orchestra pit were installed late last year.

From Los Angeles Times