Dumper
//ˈdʌmpə// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.
- 2 truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity wordnet
- 3 A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill or recycling sites.
- 4 One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
- 5 A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
"The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]"
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- 6 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."
- 7 A person's buttocks. slang
"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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From dump + -er.
Etymology 2
Probably a variant of Dummer.
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