lumper

Meaning

Noun

1. An extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck or a ship.
2. A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to keep categories such as species or dialects together in larger groups.
3. (dialectal) A militiaman.
4. (historical) Synonym of lumpman (“type of salt worker”).

Verb

To lumber; to plod.

Opposite of

splitter

Synonyms

dock-walloper

docker

dockworker

dock worker

loader

longshoreman

stevedore

dockhand

rigger

contractor

Translations

μικροεργολάβος

chargeur

débardeur

docker

φορτοεκφορτωτής

manutentionnaire

arrimeur

magasinier

stevedore

Stevedore

scaricatore di porto

caricatore

portuale

scaricatore

stivatore

Etymology

From lump + -er.