What does misfirer mean?
Misfirer means One who misfires..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
One who misfires..
In terms of her sense of slippage, Valerie Solanas runs with the best of them. None of these terms stick, which is why she remains a chronic misfirer.
Goethe is the great foundation figure; Byron and Shelley are the high-minded but incompetent misfirers; Carlyle, through an infection of international provincialism that crippled his genius, is the great but failed physician […]
Next, you're looking for a sparkplug to put in the lead-off position. This is someone who will rev up the team with a mark right away. Watch out for the sputterer, the misfirer, or anyone who fuels up with a gallon of ethyl alcohol before frame one.
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Misfirer means One who misfires..
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In terms of her sense of slippage, Valerie Solanas runs with the best of them. None of these terms stick, which is why she remains a chronic misfirer.
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