duffer

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Pitino, who’s seen everything at least twice, took in the scene stoically, then walked over and shook hands with the Kansas bench, looking like a duffer conceding a putt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Imagine a duffer beating a PGA Tour player at the local pro-am.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022

He was human; he could blow a lead or a shot like any duffer.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2016

Still another old duffer goes on and on about the heart problems that led to his death.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2015

I took the huntsman for a pilot, knowing that the servant, who was my attendant, was rather a duffer at the chase.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie