pumper
2
5.3
- noun
- /ˈpʌmpər/
:
bomba
- Outside, the ambulance and pumper departed, and a van arrived, marked "M & M Removal Service."
- gas pumper
Examples
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Brian smiles at the pumper operator.
Fiction book (1991) -
Die, gas pumper!
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The pumper driver, Schmidt, pops in a howling rock tune as they zoom off.
Fiction book (1991) -
Holley dual inlet, double pumpers.
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The reactive bumpers and the proton pumper, they're the contacts for the batteries here.
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"The road to Hardin was long, and there wasn't a lot to see on the way except rolling grassland, wheat fields, and buttes, with the monotony occasionally broken by a herd of cattle or oil pumper wells.
Fiction book (1991) -
To transport the cement, we hired a professional pumper to operate the equipment.
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The construction crew depended on the pumper to deliver the concrete efficiently.
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The pumper technician arrived early to set up the machinery for the water supply.
Synonyms
3
1.9
A tool that moves air into or out of objects such as tires and balls
2
3.0
A simple device you move by hand to lift water or push air
2
3.4
A machine that moves oil to engine parts to cool them and make them move smoothly
1
2.0
A machine at a gas station that fills cars with gasoline
1
4.8
A device you use to pump air into a tire or air mattress
1
4.2
A machine that pulls water up by removing some air above it
1
4.1
A machine that uses moving water or other liquid to move liquid higher and raise its pressure
A machine that pushes water up and out under pressure
A pump driven by a spinning turbine that moves fuel in engines like rockets
A machine that moves water from a lower place to a higher place
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pumper can also mean a person or machine that operates a pump; it is built from pump ('to move liquid or gas') and -er ('one who does'), so a pumper is simply someone or something that 'pumps'.