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Definition of Boffin
1. Noun. (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Investigator, Research Worker, Researcher
Definition of Boffin
1. Noun. (British informal) A scientist or engineer, especially one engaged in technological or military research ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boffin
1. a scientific expert [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boffin
Literary usage of Boffin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"boffin IN CONSULTATION. BETAKING himself straight homeward, Mr. boffin, without
further let or hindrance, arrived at the Bower, and gave Mrs. boffin (in a ..."
2. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"Twopence halfpenny an hour," said boffin, taking a piece of chalk from his pocket
... Pointing to this result as a large and satisfactory one, Mr. boffin ..."
3. The Dickens Dictionary: A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in by Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1900)
"I have n't been not to say right slap through him very lately," Mr aadt answer, "
having been otherways employed, Mr. boffin. But kno' Old familiar ..."
4. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"door was answered by Mrs. boffin in person. Mrs. boffin was a Iamb to Harry ...
So the lazy pair went on winking—morally we mean—at Mrs. boffin with both ..."
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