How do you use Boffin in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like researcher or investigator, plus the exact meaning.
Boffin meaning
- An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
- A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.
Synonyms of Boffin
Using Boffin
- The main meaning on this page is: An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. | A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward. | A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.
- Useful related words include: research worker, researcher, investigator.
Context around Boffin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Boffin
- In this selection, "boffin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boss and boys stand out and add context to how "boffin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ferrari s boffin boss mattia and with his boffin boys to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "boffin" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with boffin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ferrari's boffin boss Mattia Binotto feels the pressure as. (10 words)
In January 2016 Najib sat down with his Boffin Boys to discuss their next move or counter-move. (18 words)
In January 2016 Najib sat down with his Boffin Boys to discuss their next move or counter-move. (18 words)
Ferrari's boffin boss Mattia Binotto feels the pressure as. (10 words)
Example sentences (2)
Ferrari's boffin boss Mattia Binotto feels the pressure as.
In January 2016 Najib sat down with his Boffin Boys to discuss their next move or counter-move.