bumstern.

Brit.

/ˈbʌmstə/, U.S.

/ˈbəmstər/, West African English

/ˈbɔmsta/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bum n.⁶, -ster suffix; bum v.⁶, -ster suffix.

Etymology: Either (i) < bum n.⁶ + -ster suffix, or (ii) < bum v.⁶ + -ster suffix Compare earlier beach bum n. at beach n. Compounds 2.

In The Gambia: a young man who spends time (usually on the beach) approaching and talking to foreign tourists in an attempt to obtain money or other gifts; spec. one who seeks romantic or sexual encounters with female tourists for this reason.

ΚΠ

1992 Glasgow Herald 30 Apr. 8/7 On your bike, right now, mister, you're a hustling, wheedling, parasitical beach-bum. ‘Bumster’ in fact, is so much a part of the Gambian English vocabulary that it is used, for instance, in English-speaking news bulletins about the problems of the tourist industry.

1996 Sunday Times 21 Apr. iv. 6/1 I am a bumster, yeah. I come down to the beach to meet the tourists.

2014 Afr. News (Nexis) 8 Oct. We would also like to advise..the youngsters and bumsters..to maintain good relations with tourists who visit our country and let them be hassle-free.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bumster
释义	bumstern. Brit. /ˈbʌmstə/, U.S. /ˈbəmstər/, West African English /ˈbɔmsta/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bum n.⁶, -ster suffix; bum v.⁶, -ster suffix. Etymology: Either (i) < bum n.⁶ + -ster suffix, or (ii) < bum v.⁶ + -ster suffix Compare earlier beach bum n. at beach n. Compounds 2. In The Gambia: a young man who spends time (usually on the beach) approaching and talking to foreign tourists in an attempt to obtain money or other gifts; spec. one who seeks romantic or sexual encounters with female tourists for this reason. ΚΠ 1992 Glasgow Herald 30 Apr. 8/7 On your bike, right now, mister, you're a hustling, wheedling, parasitical beach-bum. ‘Bumster’ in fact, is so much a part of the Gambian English vocabulary that it is used, for instance, in English-speaking news bulletins about the problems of the tourist industry. 1996 Sunday Times 21 Apr. iv. 6/1 I am a bumster, yeah. I come down to the beach to meet the tourists. 2014 Afr. News (Nexis) 8 Oct. We would also like to advise..the youngsters and bumsters..to maintain good relations with tourists who visit our country and let them be hassle-free. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1992
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