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crumber

noun

Etymology

From crumb + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

  1. derived from *grū-mo-✻ — “something scraped together, lumber, junk; to claw, scratch”
  2. inherited from *krumô✻
  3. inherited from cruma — “crumb, fragment”
  4. inherited from crome
  5. suffixed as crumber — “crumb + er”

Definitions

  1. A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to…

    A player who waits around a marking contest aiming to get the ball if it falls down to the ground (because the opposing players leaping for it have spoiled each other's efforts).

  2. A small, usually metal, tool designed to remove crumbs from a tablecloth.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA