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stumper

UK/ˈstʌmpə/US/ˈstʌmpɚ/

stumper noun: one who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.

Noun

stumper (plural stumpers)

  1. One who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.
  2. (informal) A wicketkeeper.
    • He's not yet well known, but he's a good stumper.
  3. (informal) A difficult puzzle or problem.
    • Global warming is a real stumper.
    Synonyms:
    puzzler
  4. (archaic, slang) A boastful person

stumper meaning in Bengali

stumper in Bengali

একজন উইকেটরক্ষক, একটি কঠিন ধাঁধা, সমস্যা, একজন দাম্ভিক ব্যক্তি

Synonyms of stumper

Forms of stumper

pluralstumpers

Origin of stumper

From stump + -er.

Words that rhyme with stumper

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Questions about stumper

What does stumper mean?
Stumper means one who stumps, or speaks, or orates, as a politician.
What is stumper in Bengali?
Stumper in Bengali is একজন উইকেটরক্ষক, একটি কঠিন ধাঁধা, সমস্যা. See Stumper meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is stumper?
Stumper is a noun.
How do you pronounce stumper?
Stumper is pronounced /ˈstʌmpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of stumper?
The plural of stumper is stumpers.

Words near stumper in the dictionary

  1. stumped
  2. stumped it
  3. stumped out
  4. stumped up
  5. stumpedst
  6. stumper
  7. stumperies
  8. stumpers
  9. stumpery
  10. stumpest
  11. stumpeth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stumper (page history and authors); stumper (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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