noun
bumper
BUHM-puh
noun
1
The part at the front or back of a vehicle designed to absorb the impact of a collision.
"The bumper was scratched in the parking lot."
2
A drinking glass or cup filled right to the brim, especially for a toast.
"He raised a bumper of ale to toast the bride and groom."
adj
1
Unusually large or abundant, especially of a harvest or crop.
"Farmers reported a bumper harvest this year."
How to Use Bumper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA vehicle's impact-absorbing panel — or, as an adjective, unusually abundant.
Common pairings
bumper crop
front bumper
bumper sticker
Word Forms
bumpered past tense, bumpers plural, bumpers singular
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Etymology
From bump + the agent suffix -er, describing something that bumps or absorbs an impact.