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bumper.

Someone or something that bumps.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌmpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌmpəɹ/General-American
  1. Someone or something that bumps.

  2. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

  3. Anything large or successful.

    attributive · colloquial
  4. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

  5. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

    The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
  6. A bouncer.

  7. A side wall of a pool table.

  8. A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.

  9. A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

  10. A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.

    dated · slang
  11. A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.

    Caribbean · Jamaica · slang
  12. An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.

  13. An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.

  14. A cigarette butt.

    Australia · slang
  15. In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.

  16. A shoulder button on a gamepad.

  17. Synonym of gutter guard (“rail to prevent a ball from rolling into the gutter”).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

adj/ˈbʌmpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌmpəɹ/General-American
  1. Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.

    colloquial · not-comparable
    a bumper collection of silly jokes
    What a bumper year for apples!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

verb/ˈbʌmpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌmpəɹ/General-American
  1. To drink from the vessels called bumpers.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

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