lumpern.

Brit.

/ˈlʌmpə/, U.S.

/ˈləmpər/, Scottish English

/ˈlʌmpər/, Irish English

/ˈlʌmpər/

Etymology: < lump v.³ + -er suffix¹.

a. A labourer employed in loading and unloading cargoes, esp. timber.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > person who loads or unloads ships

lumper1785

stevedore1788

docker1887

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Lumpers, persons who contract to unload ships.

1796 P. Colquhoun Treat. Police of Metropolis (ed. 3) 54 The prevailing practice of discharging and delivering the cargoes of ships by a class of aquatic labourers, known by the name of Lumpers and Scuffle-hunters.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xviii. 126 They go on board as Lumpers to clear the ships.

1892 Daily News 5 Dec. 5/5 He was a rigger and lumper.

b. Scottish. (See quot.)

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Lumper, the name given to one who furnishes ballast for ships, Greenock; apparently from its being put on board by the lump.

2. slang.

a. A kind of river-thief (cf. sense 1).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > river-thief

lumper1781

light horsemen1799

river thief1800

tier-ranger1853

1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 78 They then commence Lumpers, which is skulking about ships, lighters, &c...stealing old iron..or whatever comes to hand.

b. (See quot. 1851.)

ΚΠ

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 373/1 He understood by a ‘Duffer’, a man who sold goods under false pretences, making out that they were smuggled..; whereas a ‘Lumper’ would sell linens, [etc.]..which..were made to appear new when they were old, or solid when they were flimsy.

c. A militia-man.

ΚΠ

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. x. 125 He was going to bring the lumpers upon us, only he was afeared, last winter.

d. A small contractor, sweater.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [noun] > contractor

undertaker1602

contractor1724

mail contractor1821

lumper1851

independent contractor1857

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 330/1 The first man who agrees to the job takes it in the lump, and he again lets it to others in the piece... The men to whom it is sublet only find labour, while the ‘lumper’, or first contractor, agrees for both labour and materials.

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Lumpers, contractors, middlemen, sweaters.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Mar. 9/1 In working in America for what are called ‘front lumpers’.

3. Taxonomy. A taxonomist who is unwilling to use minute variations as a basis for the establishment of a large number of different species or genera.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > proponent of

systematic1662

systematist1700

systemist1714

methodist1753

taxonomist1835

lumper1857

taxonomer1881

splitter1887

taxinomist1899

cytotaxonomist1937

biosystematist1943

pheneticist1965

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun] > one who or that which is indiscriminate

confounder1739

lumper1857

impurist1937

scattershot1961

1857 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 105 It is good to have hair-splitters and lumpers.

1894 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 295 Modern biologists are divided into the two camps of the splitters and the lumpers. The first are in favour of making a species out of every petty..variety; the second are all for lumping unimportant minor forms into a single species.

1945 A. Young Prospect of Flowers xx. 151 Botanists are divided into two classes, ‘splitters’ and ‘lumpers’, ‘splitters’ being those who split plants into a large number of species and sub-species, while ‘lumpers’, impatient of minute distinctions, are inclined to lump them together.

1967 A. W. Jones Introd. Parasitol. xxix. 419 The more conservative taxonomists, called irreverently ‘lumpers’, defended established categories from attack by the radical ‘splitters’.

1972 Sci. Amer. Nov. 60/2 One can use the work of many different taxonomists, without regard to whether they are ‘lumpers’ or ‘splitters’ in their method of classification, as long as the work is self-consistent.

4. Ireland. A coarse variety of potato.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > types of

baker1651

Irish potato1664

sprout1771

London lady1780

ox-noble1794

pink-eye1795

kidney1796

Suriname1796

round1800

yam potato1801

bluenose1803

yam1805

bead-potato1808

Murphy1811

lumper1840

blue1845

salmon1845

merino1846

regent1846

pink1850

redskin potato1851

fluke1868

snowflake1882

magnum1889

ware1894

snowdrop1900

King Edward1902

Majestic1917

red1926

fingerling1930

Pentland1959

chipper1961

Maris Peer1963

Maris Piper1963

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato > types of potato

potato1629

Rough Red1771

sprout1771

London lady1780

russet1780

ox-noble1794

pink-eye1795

kidney1796

Suriname1796

silver-skin1797

yam potato1801

bluenose1803

yam1805

bead-potato1808

lumper1840

blue1845

merino1846

regent1846

pink1850

redskin potato1851

fluke1868

mangel-wurzel potato1875

snowflake1882

snowdrop1900

pomato1905

Idaho1911

Majestic1917

red1926

Pentland1959

1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 278 [In Ireland] though their condition haply should not be much bettered, under any change, it is impossible that it can be worse, while lumpers will grow.

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xxviii You son of a lumper potato.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxvii A miserable mud hovel, surrounded by, maybe half an acre of lumpers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lumper
释义	lumpern. Brit. /ˈlʌmpə/, U.S. /ˈləmpər/, Scottish English /ˈlʌmpər/, Irish English /ˈlʌmpər/ Etymology: < lump v.³ + -er suffix¹. 1. a. A labourer employed in loading and unloading cargoes, esp. timber. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > person who loads or unloads ships lumper1785 stevedore1788 docker1887 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Lumpers, persons who contract to unload ships. 1796 P. Colquhoun Treat. Police of Metropolis (ed. 3) 54 The prevailing practice of discharging and delivering the cargoes of ships by a class of aquatic labourers, known by the name of Lumpers and Scuffle-hunters. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xviii. 126 They go on board as Lumpers to clear the ships. 1892 Daily News 5 Dec. 5/5 He was a rigger and lumper. b. Scottish. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Lumper, the name given to one who furnishes ballast for ships, Greenock; apparently from its being put on board by the lump. 2. slang. a. A kind of river-thief (cf. sense 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > river-thief lumper1781 light horsemen1799 river thief1800 tier-ranger1853 1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. 78 They then commence Lumpers, which is skulking about ships, lighters, &c...stealing old iron..or whatever comes to hand. b. (See quot. 1851.) ΚΠ 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 373/1 He understood by a ‘Duffer’, a man who sold goods under false pretences, making out that they were smuggled..; whereas a ‘Lumper’ would sell linens, [etc.]..which..were made to appear new when they were old, or solid when they were flimsy. c. A militia-man. ΚΠ 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. x. 125 He was going to bring the lumpers upon us, only he was afeared, last winter. d. A small contractor, sweater. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [noun] > contractor undertaker1602 contractor1724 mail contractor1821 lumper1851 independent contractor1857 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 330/1 The first man who agrees to the job takes it in the lump, and he again lets it to others in the piece... The men to whom it is sublet only find labour, while the ‘lumper’, or first contractor, agrees for both labour and materials. 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Lumpers, contractors, middlemen, sweaters. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Mar. 9/1 In working in America for what are called ‘front lumpers’. 3. Taxonomy. A taxonomist who is unwilling to use minute variations as a basis for the establishment of a large number of different species or genera. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > proponent of systematic1662 systematist1700 systemist1714 methodist1753 taxonomist1835 lumper1857 taxonomer1881 splitter1887 taxinomist1899 cytotaxonomist1937 biosystematist1943 pheneticist1965 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun] > one who or that which is indiscriminate confounder1739 lumper1857 impurist1937 scattershot1961 1857 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 105 It is good to have hair-splitters and lumpers. 1894 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 295 Modern biologists are divided into the two camps of the splitters and the lumpers. The first are in favour of making a species out of every petty..variety; the second are all for lumping unimportant minor forms into a single species. 1945 A. Young Prospect of Flowers xx. 151 Botanists are divided into two classes, ‘splitters’ and ‘lumpers’, ‘splitters’ being those who split plants into a large number of species and sub-species, while ‘lumpers’, impatient of minute distinctions, are inclined to lump them together. 1967 A. W. Jones Introd. Parasitol. xxix. 419 The more conservative taxonomists, called irreverently ‘lumpers’, defended established categories from attack by the radical ‘splitters’. 1972 Sci. Amer. Nov. 60/2 One can use the work of many different taxonomists, without regard to whether they are ‘lumpers’ or ‘splitters’ in their method of classification, as long as the work is self-consistent. 4. Ireland. A coarse variety of potato. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > types of baker1651 Irish potato1664 sprout1771 London lady1780 ox-noble1794 pink-eye1795 kidney1796 Suriname1796 round1800 yam potato1801 bluenose1803 yam1805 bead-potato1808 Murphy1811 lumper1840 blue1845 salmon1845 merino1846 regent1846 pink1850 redskin potato1851 fluke1868 snowflake1882 magnum1889 ware1894 snowdrop1900 King Edward1902 Majestic1917 red1926 fingerling1930 Pentland1959 chipper1961 Maris Peer1963 Maris Piper1963 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > potato > types of potato potato1629 Rough Red1771 sprout1771 London lady1780 russet1780 ox-noble1794 pink-eye1795 kidney1796 Suriname1796 silver-skin1797 yam potato1801 bluenose1803 yam1805 bead-potato1808 lumper1840 blue1845 merino1846 regent1846 pink1850 redskin potato1851 fluke1868 mangel-wurzel potato1875 snowflake1882 snowdrop1900 pomato1905 Idaho1911 Majestic1917 red1926 Pentland1959 1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 278 [In Ireland] though their condition haply should not be much bettered, under any change, it is impossible that it can be worse, while lumpers will grow. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xxviii You son of a lumper potato. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xxvii A miserable mud hovel, surrounded by, maybe half an acre of lumpers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lumperv. Brit. /ˈlʌmpə/, U.S. /ˈləmpər/ Etymology: Compare lamper v., lomper v. Obsolete. Also lump v.³ 5. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. intransitive. To move clumsily; to stumble or blunder along. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move heavily or clumsily lumberc1400 lumper1581 lob1819 hulka1825 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 91 [They] have alwayes hetherto in the interpretation of that Epistle, gropyngly lyke nightowles lumpred in darknesse. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 311 As men you may lumper and trippe. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Lumper, to stumble. A lumpering horse. W[est]. 1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 206 Over piggeries, and mixens..,They lumpered straight into the night. †2. In past participle. ? Spread out. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1650 in Furnivall Percy Folio I. 114 Her lyppes lay lumpryd' on her chyn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1781v.1581
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