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Lamper vs Lumper - What's the difference?

lamper | lumper |

As nouns the difference between lamper and lumper

is that lamper is one who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights or lamper can be (dialect) a lamprey while lumper is the viviparous eelpout or lumper can be extra labor hired by a trucking company to assist a driver and/or customer unloading or loading a truck.

lamper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect) A lamprey.
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    lumper

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The viviparous eelpout.
    • Synonyms
    * lumpen, European eelpout

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Extra labor hired by a trucking company to assist a driver and/or customer unloading or loading a truck.
  • (biology, linguistics) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to keep categories such as species or dialects together in larger groups.
    • Antonyms
    * (one who uses broad categories) splitter

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