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dumper

noun
/ˈdʌmpə/UK/ˈdʌmpɚ/US

Etymology

Probably a variant of Dummer.

  1. derived from dumpa — “to thump”
  2. inherited from dumpen
  3. suffixed as dumper — “dump + er”

Definitions

  1. A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites

    A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.

  2. A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill or recycling sites.

  3. One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend

    One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.

      • The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]
      • […] learning how to slide across the face of a wave is put to practical use when inadvertently catching a dumper (plunging wave).

    2. A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.

      • Protected programs implement various measures of counteraction against debuggers, disassemblers, dumpers, and other hacker tools.

    3. A person's buttocks.

      • My ass doesn't have to be that big, right? I'll kick you a few CCs and then you and me will take our brand-new dumpers and we'll just go, you know, flaunting around Copacabana Beach.

    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

belly dumper, dumper truck

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dumper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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