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Lumper vs Plumper - What's the difference?

lumper | plumper |

As nouns the difference between lumper and plumper

is that 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 while plumper is one who plumps or swells out something else.

As an adjective plumper is

(plump).

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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    plumper

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (plump)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who plumps or swells out something else.
  • That which plumps or swells out something else.
  • Hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
  • In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.
  • A voter who plumps his or her vote.
  • A downright, unqualified lie.
  • (internet, slang) An obese woman, especially in pornography. [http://groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?q=%22plumpers%22+bbw&btnG=Search&sitesearch=groups.google.com]

    • Synonyms

    * (one who plumps) * (that which plumps) * (something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks) * (vote given to one candidate when two or more are to be elected) * (voter who plumps his vote) * pork pie (Cockney rhyming slang''), porky (''UK slang ), tall story, whopper

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