MUMPER

Etymology

Noun

mumper (plural mumpers)

(British, obsolete, slang) A beggar.

Proper noun

Mumper (plural Mumpers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mumper is the 30767th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 757 individuals. Mumper is most common among White (94.98%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Mump"er, n.

Definition: A beggar; a begging impostor. Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn mumper. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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