English edit

Etymology 1 edit

de- +‎ buffer

Verb edit

debuffer (third-person singular simple present debuffers, present participle debuffering, simple past and past participle debuffered)

  1. (transitive) To remove a buffer from.
    • 1987, Charles H. Hockman, Essentials of Autonomic Function, page 113:
      Thus removal of this opposition is spoken of as debuffering the cardiovascular system, leading to a sustained increase in heart rate.

Etymology 2 edit

debuff +‎ -er

Noun edit

debuffer (plural debuffers)

  1. (gaming) One who or that which debuffs.
    • 2015, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Strategy Guide, GamerGuides.com:
      In fact, you likely won't be doing much in the way of attacking physically, since the P3MC can make a good debuffer or someone who inflicts ailments and/or binds. He becomes a debuffer of sorts when his Persona is upgraded to Messiah, []