Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mumper

/ˈmʌmpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mumper
IPA: /ˈmʌmpɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"Here for a moment, running my eye along the Piazza, which had its usual fringe of flower girls and mumpers, swearing porters and hackney coaches, I thought my man with the white handkerchief had not come; but shifting my gaze to the Little Piazza, which was darker and less frequented, I presently espied him walking to and fro under cover, with a cane in his hand and the air of a gentleman who had supped and was looking out for a pretty girl."

Etymology

From mump + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌmpɚ/
British English: /ˈmʌmpə/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

mumpers (plural)

Rhymes With

jumper bumper thumper dumper stumper lumper pumper plumper humper clumper rumper

Questions

How do you pronounce mumper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌmpɚ/.
What does mumper mean?: A beggar.
Where does mumper come from?: From mump + -er.

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