dumper

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Etymology

dump +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

dumper (plural dumpers)

  1. A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.
  2. A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.
  3. One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
  4. (surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
    • 1959, John Bloomfield, Know-how in the Surf, page 28:
      The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]
    • 2004, Australian Mathematical Society, Gazette, volume 31, page 249:
      […] learning how to slide across the face of a wave is put to practical use when inadvertently catching a dumper (plunging wave).
  5. (computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
    • 2005, Kris Kaspersky, Hacker Debugging Uncovered, page 51:
      Protected programs implement various measures of counteraction against debuggers, disassemblers, dumpers, and other hacker tools.

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German timmer, timber, from Old High German timbar, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”) (via *dimr and *dimzaz), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Cognates include German dimper, English dim, Old Norse dimmr.

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Adjective

dumper (comparative dumperer, superlative åm dumperstn)

  1. twilit, dark
  2. dizzy, numb, dopey

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dumper m or f

  1. indefinite plural of dump

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

dumper m or f

  1. indefinite feminine plural of dump

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dumper.

Noun

dumper n (plural dumpere)

  1. dumper (vehicle)

Declension

Declension of dumper
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) dumper dumperul (niște) dumpere dumperele
genitive/dative (unui) dumper dumperului (unor) dumpere dumperelor
vocative dumperule dumperelor
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