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lumper
(encz) | lumper, n: |
lumper
(gcide) | Lumpen \Lump"en\, n.
1. (Politics) same as lumpenproletariat.
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2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumper.
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Lumper
(gcide) | Lumper \Lump"er\, n. [Cf. Lamper eel.] (Zool.)
The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.
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Lumper
(gcide) | Lumper \Lump"er\, n.
1. One who lumps.
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2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when
in harbor.
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lumper
(wn) | lumper
n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn:
stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker,
dockhand, dock worker, dockworker, dock-walloper,
lumper]
2: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on
the basis of major characteristics [ant: divider,
splitter] |
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plumper
(encz) | plumper,buclatější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Clumper
(gcide) | Clumper \Clump"er\, v. t. [Cf. G. kl["u]mpern to clod. See
Clump, n.]
To form into clumps or masses. [Obs.]
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Vapors . . . clumpered in balls of clouds. --Dr. H.
More.
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Lumper
(gcide) | Lumpen \Lump"en\, n.
1. (Politics) same as lumpenproletariat.
[PJC]
2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumper.
[1913 Webster]Lumper \Lump"er\, n. [Cf. Lamper eel.] (Zool.)
The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.
[1913 Webster]Lumper \Lump"er\, n.
1. One who lumps.
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2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when
in harbor.
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Plumper
(gcide) | Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. Plumper
(pl[u^]mp"[~e]r); superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude,
clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of
imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv.]
1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump
baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.
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The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.
Carew.
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2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation;
blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.
After the plump statement that the author was at
Erceldoune and spake with Thomas. --Saintsbury.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Plumper \Plump"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something
else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the
cheeks.
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2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only,
when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the
advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote
thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
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3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]
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4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]
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