# puffer

/ˈpəfɝ/ (US) · /pˈʌfɐ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/puffer
Updated: 2026-10-17

## Definition

a thick, warm winter coat with soft puffy sections filled with feathers or warm man-made material. You wear it in very cold weather.

For teachers: a quilted winter jacket filled with down or synthetic insulation and divided into puffed, stitched sections that trap heat.

## Examples

- She wears her black puffer every winter morning.
- He grabbed his puffer before waiting for the early bus in freezing January wind.
- Despite the formal dress code at the evening venue, she kept her lightweight puffer folded in her tote against the late-night chill.

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