romper

noun, verb — 4 senses

romper

noun

UK /ˈɹɒmpə/ · US /ˈɹɑmpɚ/

Etymology From romp + -er.

1

Someone who romps or frolics.

  • For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 316:
2

Nautical, Transport A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.

romper

verb

Etymology From romper room.

1

Ireland, Historical To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.

  • James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.2003, Martin Dillon, The Trigger Men: Assassins and Terror Bosses in the Ireland Conflict:
Derived terms
romper room

romper

noun

Etymology Ellipsis of romper suit.

1

A onesie.

  • Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”2021 May 4, Ruth La Ferla, “On That Bombshell Billie Eilish Cover for British Vogue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Derived terms
bubble romper

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