bumper
/ˈbʌmpəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.69 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that bumps.
noun
noun
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
noun
A bouncer.
noun
A side wall of a pool table.
noun
A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
Example Sentences
- "[T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion."
- "Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]"
- "Yet can I gulp a bumper to thy name,— / O smile among the shades, for this is fame!"
- "Mr. Horrocks served myself and my pupils with three little glasses of wine, and a bumper was poured out for my lady."
- "Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers, looking at his friend."
- "Pour, oh, pour the pirate sherry; / Fill, O fill the pirate glass; / And, to make us more than merry, / Let the pirate bumper pass."
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbʌmpəɹ/
- British English: /ˈbʌmpə/