bluffer

Example Sentences

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He said he thought Mr McCormack was a bluffer because he was saying: "You have options, or else" which Mr Williams saw as "a threat".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

He was a bluffer, implying he advised people he didn’t, and a leaker, ratting out his allies in pursuit of his own agenda.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2016

A bluffer, a gambler… he’d rather do it the hard way.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2012

He'd been a bit of a bluffer at his first musical conservatoire.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2010

When the Dutch build vessels of a larger size than this, they do so on very similar lines to English merchantmen, though usually somewhat broader and bluffer.

From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)