lumper

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

Etymology

From lump + -er.

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