thumper
One who thumpsOne who thumps.
» He named his guinea pigs Blondie, Thumper, and Candy.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)One who thumps.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
(uncountable)A drinking game wherein players must remember personal hand signs while being distracted by others banging on a table.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Something big, such as a lie; a whopper.
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable)A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
(countable, uncountable)A short rope for beating disobedient sled dogs.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A strong adherent to a religion or ideology.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A track with a thumping beat.
Examples
3 sentencesHe named his guinea pigs Blondie, Thumper, and Candy.
Tom is a Bible thumper.
ruТом – фанатичный христианин.
I had cared for three guinea pigs as a teenage Lulu Islander. Their names were Blondie, Thumper, and Candy.
Forms
plural: thumpersSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable