bumper

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone or something that bumps.
2. (obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
3. (colloquial) Anything large or successful.
4. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
5. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
6. A bouncer.
7. A side wall of a pool table.
8. A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
9. A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
10. (slang) A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
11. (slang) A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
12. An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.
13. An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
14. (slang) A cigarette butt.
15. In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.
16. A shoulder button on a gamepad.

Adj

Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

Verb

To drink from the vessels called bumpers.

Synonyms

buffer

fender

buffer stop

pad

plentiful

snubber

whopper

large cup

bumping post

counterbuff

shake table

dead block

safety lever

sollicker

safety rod

energy disperser

antifluctuator

impact damper

compression bumper

dashpot relay

bumping block

buff

jolt table

bumper bar

bumpers

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌmpə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From bump + -er.