stumper

[ stuhm-per ]

/ ˈstʌm pər /

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noun

a person or thing that stumps.

an extremely difficult question, task, or problem.

a person who makes stump speeches.

Origin of stumper

First recorded in 1725–35; stump + -er¹

Words nearby stumper

stumer, stump, stumpage, stump bed, stump cancer, stumper, stump farm, stump foot, stump-jump plough, stumpknocker, stump ranch

Example sentences from the Web for stumper

"I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction.
The Land of Promise|D. Torbett
This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination.
The Women of the Confederacy|J. L. Underwood
That was a 'stumper' for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence.
Among the Pines|James R. Gilmore

It wur a stumper to Sally, so she got Jess to explain it, and the way he did it was enormous.
The Swamp Doctor's Adventures in The South-West|John Robb

单词	stumper
释义	stumper [ stuhm-per ] / ˈstʌm pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stumper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that stumps. an extremely difficult question, task, or problem. a person who makes stump speeches. Origin of stumper First recorded in 1725–35; stump + -er¹ Words nearby stumper stumer, stump, stumpage, stump bed, stump cancer, stumper, stump farm, stump foot, stump-jump plough, stumpknocker, stump ranch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stumper "I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction. The Land of Promise\|D. Torbett This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination. The Women of the Confederacy\|J. L. Underwood That was a 'stumper' for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence. Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862\|Various That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence. Among the Pines\|James R. Gilmore It wur a stumper to Sally, so she got Jess to explain it, and the way he did it was enormous. The Swamp Doctor's Adventures in The South-West\|John Robb Words related to stumper riddle, conundrum, subtlety, question, enigma, secrecy, problem, thriller, mystery, dilemma, puzzle, quandary, complexity, teaser, applicant, competitor, nominee, contender, contestant, aspirant
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stumper

noun

Origin of stumper

Words nearby stumper

Example sentences from the Web for stumper

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