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bumper Meaning & Definition

Q: What is the plural of bumper?

The plural of bumper is bumpers.

ˈbəm-pər

What Does Bumper Mean?

As a noun, bumper means a brimming cup or glass. It can also mean something unusually large. As an adjective, it means unusually large.

Bumper in Brief

Part of speech	noun, adjective
Pronunciation	/ˈbəm-pər/
Syllables	2
Synonyms	abundant, A-OK and A1
Antonyms	atrocious, awful and execrable
Plural	bumpers

Bumper Definition (Noun)

a brimming cup or glass
something unusually large

Bumper as an Adjective

unusually large
a bumper crop
banner

Noun

a device for absorbing shock or preventing damage (as in collision)
a bar at either end of an automobile
one that bumps
a brief interval on radio or television filled with music, video shots, or voice-overs that marks a break between a program and a commercial

Synonyms of Bumper

abundant A-OK A1 awesome bang-up banner beautiful blue-chip blue-ribbon boffo bonny boss brag brave bully capital choice classic cool corking crackerjack cracking dandy divine dope down dynamite excellent fab fabulous famous fantabulous fantastic fine first-class first-rate first-string five-star four-star frontline gangbusters gilt-edged gone grand great groovy heavenly high-class hot hype immense jim-dandy keen lovely marvelous mean neat nifty noble number one numero uno out-of-sight par excellence peachy peachy keen phat prime primo prize prizewinning quality radical righteous sensational slick splendid stellar sterling superb superior superlative supernal swell terrific tip-top top top-notch top-of-the-line top-shelf topflight topping unsurpassed wizard wonderful astronomical Brobdingnagian colossal cosmic cyclopean elephantine enormous galactic gargantuan giant gigantesque gigantic herculean heroic Himalayan huge humongous jumbo king-size leviathan mammoth massive mega mighty monster monstrous monumental mountainous oceanic pharaonic planetary prodigious super super-duper supersize supersized titanic tremendous vast vasty walloping whacking whopping buffer cocoon cushion cushioning fender pad

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Bumper in a Sentence

The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.

a bumper collection of silly jokes

What a bumper year for apples!

We harvested a bumper crop of arugula and parsnips this year.

a bumper crop

it's been a bumper year for movies aimed at intelligent adults

a bumper crop of pumpkins that year

cars have bumpers to protect them from damage in minor collisions

Word Forms & Grammar

bumper

bumpers

bumper (plural bumpers)

bumper (not comparable)

bumper (third-person singular simple present bumpers, present participle bumpering, simple past and past participle bumpered)

Words That Rhyme With Bumper

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Origin of Bumper

Origin 1: probably from bump to bulge

Origin 2: From bump + -er.

First Known Use

circa 1670

1885

1839

Bumper Pronunciation

You say bumper as /ˈbəm-pər/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (bəm).

Questions People Ask About Bumper

Is bumper a noun or an adjective?

Bumper is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as an adjective.

What is another word for bumper?

Close synonyms of bumper are abundant, A-OK and A1. See the full list of bumper synonyms and antonyms.