duffer

noun9

1. •
   A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.

   • 4. P-N5 BxP Clearly, Duras intends to have his fun with this duffer. — 1963
2. •
   (informal) An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.

   • Besides, I was anxious to take the wheel, the man in pink pyjamas showing himself a hopeless duffer at the business. — 1899
3. •
   A racing pigeon that does not perform well.
4. •
   (old-fashioned) A cow that does not produce milk or produces substantially less than her peers do.
5. •
   (Australia, old-fashioned) A cattle thief or thief of other livestock; one who alters the brands of cattle.

   • Judy was an associate (‘stud’) of a Whitefella cattle duffer named Brigalow Bill (aka WJJ Ward). — 2004
6. •
   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Discophora.
7. •
   (no longer used) Cheap or substandard goods sold by a duffer.
8. •
   (no longer used) Anything substandard, such as a counterfeit or a defective instance.
9. •
   (no longer used) A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.