bof ‧ fin /ˈbɒfən, ˈbɒfɪn $ ˈbɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal
1 . a scientist
2 . someone who is very clever:
He was always a bit of a boffin, even at school.
computer boffins
bof ‧ fin /ˈbɒfən, ˈbɒfɪn $ ˈbɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal
1 . a scientist
2 . someone who is very clever:
He was always a bit of a boffin, even at school.
computer boffins
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012