Synonyms for buffer

Most common

cow catcher

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Someone or something that buffs (polishes and makes shiny). A machine with rotary brushes, passed over a hard floor to clean it.

Related words

Phrases

buffer zone circular buffer buffer beam buffer overflow buffer overrun buffer stock disk buffer ring buffer

Forms

Plural

buffers → fenders, pilots, polishers, bumpers…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

pilot²

6 letters

bumper², fender²

8 letters

polisher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pilot² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tampon

Italiano

timbro

Deutsch

Stempel

Català

tap