dumper

noun — 6 senses

dumper

noun

UK /ˈdʌmpə/ · US /ˈdʌmpɚ/

Etymology From dump + -er.

1

A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.

2

A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill or recycling sites.

3

One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.

4

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Surfing A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.

  • The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]1959, John Bloomfield, Know-how in the Surf, page 28:
  • […] learning how to slide across the face of a wave is put to practical use when inadvertently catching a dumper (plunging wave).2004, Australian Mathematical Society, Gazette, volume 31, page 249:
5

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.

  • Protected programs implement various measures of counteraction against debuggers, disassemblers, dumpers, and other hacker tools.2005, Kris Kaspersky, Hacker Debugging Uncovered, page 51:
6

Slang A person's buttocks.

  • My ass doesn't have to be that big, right? I'll kick you a few CCs and then you and me will take our brand-new dumpers and we'll just go, you know, flaunting around Copacabana Beach.2025, Dave Chernin & John Chernin, Frank Is In a Coma, season 17, episode 2, spoken by Dee Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson):
Synonyms
break-upper
Derived terms
belly dumper, dumper truck
Related terms
dump truck, dumpee

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