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mumper

UK/ˈmʌmpə/US/ˈmʌmpɚ/

mumper noun: a beggar.

Noun

mumper (plural mumpers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A beggar.
    • 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...1897, Stanley John Weyman, chapter XIV, in Shrewsbury

Proper noun capitalized: Mumper

Mumper (plural Mumpers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of mumper

Noun
pluralmumpers
Proper noun
pluralMumpers

Origin of mumper

From mump + -er.

Words that rhyme with mumper

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Questions about mumper

What does mumper mean?
Mumper means a beggar.
What part of speech is mumper?
Mumper can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mumper?
Mumper is pronounced /ˈmʌmpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of mumper?
The plural of mumper is mumpers.

Words near mumper in the dictionary

  1. mumness
  2. mumoir
  3. mumoirs
  4. mump
  5. mumped
  6. mumper
  7. mumpers
  8. mumpery
  9. Mumphrey
  10. Mumphreys
  11. mumping

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