mumper

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmʌmpə/
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/ˈmʌmpə/ · /ˈmʌmpɚ/

Definition of mumper

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (British, 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 espied him walking to and fro under cover, with a cane in his hand and the air of a gentleman who had supped and was looking out for a pretty girl.”
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noun

  1. (British, 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 espied him walking to and fro under cover, with a cane in his hand and the air of a gentleman who had supped and was looking out for a pretty girl.”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From mump + -er.

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