dumper
/'dʌmpə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A truck designed to unload its cargo by tilting: A vehicle, typically used in construction or mining, that has a bed which can be raised at the front to allow its contents to be emptied out by gravity without manual handling.
- (Informal) One who discards or abandons something or someone: A person who ends a relationship or gets rid of something unceremoniously.
Usage Examples
Noun (Vehicle):
- The construction site was filled with dumpers hauling away dirt.
- He drove the dumper to the landfill to empty its load of gravel.
Noun (Person):
- After the breakup, she referred to her ex-boyfriend as the dumper.
- In the transaction, the seller was the dumper of the faulty goods.
Advanced Usage
- "to be the dumper": To be the party who initiates the end of a relationship or who disposes of something.
- In most breakups, it's easier to be the dumper than the one who gets dumped.
Variants and Related Words
- Dump truck (n): A more common formal term for the vehicle.
- A dump truck is essential for large earth-moving projects.
- Dump (v): The action of unloading or discarding.
- They will dump the sand here. / He decided to dump his old car.
Synonyms
- For the vehicle: Tipper truck, tipper lorry, dump truck.
- For the person: Discarder, jilter (in romantic contexts), disposer.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Dump on (someone) (Informal): To criticize, blame, or unload one's problems onto someone.
- He always dumps on his assistant when the boss is angry.
- Dump off: To unload or dispose of something quickly.
- The company dumped off its excess inventory at a huge discount.
Related Idioms
- Take a dump (Vulgar Slang): To defecate.
- (This idiom is highly informal and not for polite conversation.)
- Down in the dumps: Feeling sad or depressed.
- She's been down in the dumps since her pet died. (Note: This idiom uses "dumps," not "dumper").
Noun
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truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
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