hummers

Noun

hummer (plural hummers)

1. One who hums.
   • Judy hummed to herself. “My mother was a hummer,” LeVecque said, without looking at her.2011, Peter Blauner, Man of the Hour: A Mystery
2. (informal) A Humvee.
3. A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.
   • The newlyweds took a hummer limo back to their casino resort.
4. (informal) A hummingbird.
   • July roth saw the first spotted egg hardly larger than a “hummer's,” lying in the nest.1911, Jennie Brooks, Under Oxford Trees, page 165
5. (informal) A humdinger; something or someone exceptional or outstanding of their type.
   • "Ain't it a hummer of a day?" Jim exclaimed, suddenly, looking toward the valley swimming in a silver mist below us. "By Jiminy! it makes a man feel like living, don't it?"1903, Francis Hopkinson Smith, The Under Dog, page 184
6. A machine that runs particularly well and smoothly.
   • “How'd you do with the rig?” Tater asked. Bubba did the sniff and wipe number again. “Piece a cake. That baby's a real hummer, Tater.”1997, Susan Rogers Cooper, Home Again, Home Again

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