Adjective : a big, bluff, generous man. ,a bluff, precipitous headland. From Dictionary.com.
Being known as a bluffer, however, is an unambiguously bad thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Reality-Based Community] Reference
To bluff, unchanged in form, takes on the new meaning of to lie: a bluffer is a liar. From Wordnik.com. [Appendix 2. Non-English Dialects in America. 4. Yiddish] Reference
"You're a duffer and a bluffer!" he shouted shrilly. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
Now let's see if our friend is really a bluffer or a fighter. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World in Ten Days] Reference
The poor bluffer had given no thought to his opponents 'hands. From Wordnik.com. [If in doubt, don't bluff] Reference
But this red-haired human was not a particularly good bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
"That boy is just as much of a bluffer as ever," exclaimed Kit. From Wordnik.com. [The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure] Reference
He'd been a bit of a bluffer at his first musical conservatoire. From Wordnik.com. [Jamie Cullum: Dave Brubeck and me] Reference
According to former State Senator Larry Walsh, he wasn't a bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [Miles Mogulescu: You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em and Know When to Fold 'Em -- Obama Doesn't] Reference
I was only trying to keep up to my reputation and name as a bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery] Reference
You were a pretty good bluffer for a young whippersnapper, weren't you?. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Joseph D. Pedigo, April 2, 1975. Interview E-0011-1. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Asked whether he was bluffing, he responded: "I'm not much of a bluffer.". From Wordnik.com. [Senate Republicans Pressured] Reference
I have long since learned that the only way to meet a bluffer is with a bluff. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
That would indicate a non-bluffer--figure his hand is very good when he stays in. From Wordnik.com. [How To Win At (Nearly) Everything] Reference
I only used her as a bluffer, and she has often responded to my wants successfully. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
She's not as good a liar and bluffer as the Nooch, who did it for a living his whole life. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking: Judge upholds ethics laws to prevent Essel from overturning LAs clean money reforms.] Reference
Stroke the human bluffer tactfully with persuasion, and he will not act pugnacious for long. From Wordnik.com. [Certain Success] Reference
Keller's eyes flickered in concern, which a bluffer would do, but in his heart he was ecstatic. From Wordnik.com. [More Twisted Stories Vol II]
Straw has been shown up as the bluffer that he is. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
"What a bluffer I am," thought Julia, getting into bed. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Julia Page] Reference
"Josh isn't much of a bluffer," observed Don judiciously. From Wordnik.com. [Left Guard Gilbert] Reference
Methinks you are a bluffer, or indeed Brit-loving fluffer. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
I'm a pretty good bluffer myself, but I couldn't fool that man. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Chance] Reference
"One last bluff of a bluffer, as Hilda would say," she muttered. From Wordnik.com. [Young Hilda at the Wars] Reference
WCOOP 2010: no bluff needed, de bluffer wins Event #16 PLO bracelet. From Wordnik.com. [PokerStars Poker Blog] Reference
Tomorrow, another bluffer, anthropologist Ronald Wetherington of SMU. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution News & Views] Reference
Miss Prentice did not know her part either, but she was a cunning bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [Overture to Death]
The boy was either a man out of a thousand or he was a first-class bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [A Man Four-Square] Reference
Now Mr. Blacksnake is a great bluffer, while at heart he is really a coward. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Johnny Chuck] Reference
Even dogs are terrified at such camouflage and leave the successful bluffer alone. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Side of Animals] Reference
On the other hand an ordinary bluffer would have blundered by overdoing the high hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion of Petra] Reference
An effective, self-confident president with a weak country is nothing more than a bluffer. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
As the hourly break hit de bluffer pulled within 700K of beanie35 as the blinds remained at. From Wordnik.com. [PokerStars Poker Blog] Reference
But the game of bluff had to be played out, like any other game, and the hardest bluffer won. From Wordnik.com. [Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure] Reference
"You -- -- -- bluffer!" shouted a voice, "don't you think you can run any such ranikaboo here!". From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Nights] Reference
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