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dumper

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dumper (noun)
  2. dumper truck (noun)

dump·er

noun \ˈdəm-pər\

Definition of DUMPER

1
: one that dumps: as a : dump truck b : a device used for unloading freight cars by tilting or dumping
2
: a state of collapse, failure, or ruin <the economy is in the dumper>
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Examples of DUMPER

  1. The cops caught the illegal dumpers.
  2. The economy is in the dumper.

First Known Use of DUMPER

1856

Rhymes with DUMPER

bumper, jumper, lumper, plumper, pumper, stumper, thumper

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