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Boffin
boffin
(boffins) 1. A boffin is a scientist, especially one who is doing research. (BRIT INFORMAL) The boffins of Imperial College in London think they may have found a solution. = egghead N-COUNT 2. Very clever people are sometimes called boffins. (BRIT INFORMAL) A computer boffin is set to make ?5million from his revolutionary photo technology. N-COUNT
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1.
noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1945 chiefly British a scientific expert; especially one involved in technological research ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. esp. Brit. colloq. a person engaged in scientific (esp. military) research. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сл. ученый; специалист-консультант, эксперт 2. сл. изобретатель (особ. занимающийся новыми видами оружия и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n BrE 1 old-fashioned a scientist 2 informal someone who is very clever but not fashionable (He was always a bit of a boffin, even at school.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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