Synonyms for buffer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : buhf-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌf ər

Définition of buffer

Origin : 1835, agent noun from obsolete verb buff "make a dull sound when struck" (mid-16c.), from Old French bufe "a blow, slap, punch" (see buffet (n.2)); hence also "something that absorbs a blow."

noun safeguard

Example sentences :

It was a large, quiet hand—like himself, somewhat suggestive of a buffer.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

The Y Bar outfit has been a sort of buffer between the two factions.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

A new era began; the buffer was gone; my mother and Victoria were face and face.
Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope

In some ways it was a comfort to have this buffer between her and Dick.
Extract from : « Jewel Weed » by Alice Ames Winter

He was sure of his ally, and very glad to use him as a buffer to receive the first shock.
Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade

“You need some one to act as a sort of buffer,” said Frau Agatha sarcastically.
Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann

I used Augusta twice as a buffer; its garrison was just where it helped me.
Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson

"No: Buffer was sick last Sunday afternoon," answered Bessie.
Extract from : « Bessie among the Mountains » by Joanna H. Mathews

This can be overcome by wrapping strips of felt around the rim to form a buffer.
Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various

"Work for the inside of the church, he says," added the Buffer.
Extract from : « The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 » by George W. M. Reynolds

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