lumper

[ luhm-per ]

/ ˈlʌm pər /

noun

a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.

Biology Informal. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to splitter).

Origin of lumper

1775–85; lump¹ (in v. sense) + -er¹

Words nearby lumper

lump, lumpectomy, lumpen, lumpenprole, lumpenproletariat, lumper, lumpfish, lump hammer, lump in one's throat, lumpish, lump of sugar

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Example sentences from the Web for lumper

"Monsoon, you son of a lumper potato," cried out a surly, gruff voice from a berth opposite.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles Lever
So a lumper, or 'longshoreman, had told the men where to put things.
The Sandman: His Sea Stories|William J. Hopkins
Lumper, a low thief who haunts wharves and docks, and robs vessels, also a person who sells old goods as new.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
A lumper was a man who did the work of carrying things into a ship, or out of it.
The Sandman: His Sea Stories|William J. Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for lumper

lumper

/ (ˈlʌmpə) /

noun

US a stevedore; docker

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单词	lumper
释义	lumper [ luhm-per ] / ˈlʌm pər / noun a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber. Biology Informal. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to splitter). Origin of lumper 1775–85; lump¹ (in v. sense) + -er¹ Words nearby lumper lump, lumpectomy, lumpen, lumpenprole, lumpenproletariat, lumper, lumpfish, lump hammer, lump in one's throat, lumpish, lump of sugar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lumper "Monsoon, you son of a lumper potato," cried out a surly, gruff voice from a berth opposite. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Charles Lever So a lumper, or 'longshoreman, had told the men where to put things. The Sandman: His Sea Stories\|William J. Hopkins Lumper, a low thief who haunts wharves and docks, and robs vessels, also a person who sells old goods as new. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten A lumper was a man who did the work of carrying things into a ship, or out of it. The Sandman: His Sea Stories\|William J. Hopkins British Dictionary definitions for lumper lumper / (ˈlʌmpə) / noun US a stevedore; docker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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