Definitions for Bumper
ˈbʌm pərbumper

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bumpernoun

   a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)

   "we quaffed a bumper of ale"

2. bumpernoun

   a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bumpernoun

   A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

2. bumpernoun

   Anything large or successful (now usually attributively).

3. bumpernoun

   Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender

4. bumpernoun

   Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact

5. bumpernoun

   Someone or something that bumps.

6. bumpernoun

   A bouncer.

7. bumpernoun

   A side wall of a pool table.

8. bumpernoun

   A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

9. bumperadjective

   Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bumpernoun

   A cup filled till the liquour swells over the brims.

   Etymology: from bump.

   Places his delight
   All day in plying bumpers, and at night
   Reels to the bawds. John Dryden, Juv. sat. viii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bumper

   A bumper refers to a device or bar installed on the front and rear ends of a vehicle to minimize damage from minor collisions. Its purpose is to absorb or reduce shock during impact. However, the term can also refer to something that serves as a protective boundary or barrier in various other contexts. For example, bumper in bowling refers to barriers used to prevent the ball from entering the gutter, or in printing, it can refer to a thick piece of rubber used to protect the printing plate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bumpernoun

   a cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast

2. Bumpernoun

   a covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer

3. Bumpernoun

   that which bumps or causes a bump

4. Bumpernoun

   anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bumper

   In automobiles, a bumper is the front-most or rear-most part, ostensibly designed to allow the car to sustain an impact without damage to the vehicle's safety systems. They are not capable of reducing injury to vehicle occupants in high-speed impacts, but are increasingly being designed to mitigate injury to pedestrians struck by cars.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUMPER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bumper is ranked #158432 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bumper surname appeared 102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bumper.
   
   87.2% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
   6.8% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Glass
   • Mechanical Device

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1618","1"],["1679","1"],["1689","1"],["1713","1"],["1723","1"],["1726","1"],["1727","1"],["1740","1"],["1747","3"],["1751","6"],["1752","3"],["1753","3"],["1754","8"],["1755","23"],["1756","2"],["1757","6"],["1758","1"],["1759","5"],["1760","3"],["1761","3"],["1762","1"],["1763","10"],["1764","23"],["1765","8"],["1766","4"],["1767","48"],["1768","13"],["1769","3"],["1770","9"],["1771","20"],["1772","5"],["1773","10"],["1774","11"],["1775","3"],["1776","18"],["1777","12"],["1778","2"],["1779","8"],["1780","17"],["1781","11"],["1782","20"],["1783","6"],["1784","38"],["1785","7"],["1786","19"],["1787","11"],["1788","39"],["1789","14"],["1790","24"],["1791","27"],["1792","13"],["1793","22"],["1794","40"],["1795","26"],["1796","50"],["1797","24"],["1798","19"],["1799","25"],["1800","58"],["1801","74"],["1802","64"],["1803","51"],["1804","72"],["1805","56"],["1806","71"],["1807","94"],["1808","159"],["1809","90"],["1810","64"],["1811","113"],["1812","80"],["1813","79"],["1814","75"],["1815","100"],["1816","85"],["1817","87"],["1818","140"],["1819","163"],["1820","227"],["1821","98"],["1822","171"],["1823","378"],["1824","302"],["1825","294"],["1826","250"],["1827","245"],["1828","213"],["1829","159"],["1830","224"],["1831","197"],["1832","262"],["1833","263"],["1834","229"],["1835","197"],["1836","239"],["1837","345"],["1838","261"],["1839","321"],["1840","253"],["1841","255"],["1842","137"],["1843","223"],["1844","182"],["1845","261"],["1846","234"],["1847","199"],["1848","256"],["1849","229"],["1850","252"],["1851","204"],["1852","442"],["1853","324"],["1854","330"],["1855","282"],["1856","314"],["1857","269"],["1858","254"],["1859","250"],["1860","274"],["1861","233"],["1862","144"],["1863","160"],["1864","192"],["1865","178"],["1866","216"],["1867","209"],["1868","287"],["1869","354"],["1870","188"],["1871","340"],["1872","219"],["1873","188"],["1874","297"],["1875","325"],["1876","226"],["1877","231"],["1878","232"],["1879","354"],["1880","350"],["1881","289"],["1882","405"],["1883","382"],["1884","346"],["1885","280"],["1886","217"],["1887","251"],["1888","195"],["1889","227"],["1890","259"],["1891","370"],["1892","438"],["1893","396"],["1894","402"],["1895","366"],["1896","453"],["1897","607"],["1898","425"],["1899","551"],["1900","677"],["1901","709"],["1902","789"],["1903","563"],["1904","788"],["1905","513"],["1906","498"],["1907","487"],["1908","572"],["1909","470"],["1910","498"],["1911","629"],["1912","585"],["1913","462"],["1914","397"],["1915","546"],["1916","369"],["1917","413"],["1918","441"],["1919","553"],["1920","495"],["1921","531"],["1922","562"],["1923","611"],["1924","600"],["1925","644"],["1926","579"],["1927","569"],["1928","578"],["1929","627"],["1930","702"],["1931","636"],["1932","555"],["1933","478"],["1934","512"],["1935","705"],["1936","966"],["1937","778"],["1938","818"],["1939","828"],["1940","781"],["1941","767"],["1942","742"],["1943","738"],["1944","721"],["1945","722"],["1946","1003"],["1947","1200"],["1948","1277"],["1949","1415"],["1950","1389"],["1951","1377"],["1952","1341"],["1953","1269"],["1954","1682"],["1955","1550"],["1956","1561"],["1957","1784"],["1958","1659"],["1959","1828"],["1960","2110"],["1961","2352"],["1962","2288"],["1963","2649"],["1964","2732"],["1965","2778"],["1966","3095"],["1967","3821"],["1968","3977"],["1969","3698"],["1970","4471"],["1971","4959"],["1972","4958"],["1973","5158"],["1974","4863"],["1975","4416"],["1976","4640"],["1977","4932"],["1978","4710"],["1979","5158"],["1980","5127"],["1981","5292"],["1982","5769"],["1983","6078"],["1984","6357"],["1985","6536"],["1986","7440"],["1987","7820"],["1988","8976"],["1989","9535"],["1990","10140"],["1991","10728"],["1992","10964"],["1993","12724"],["1994","13031"],["1995","13631"],["1996","13613"],["1997","13894"],["1998","14894"],["1999","15718"],["2000","18271"],["2001","19457"],["2002","21939"],["2003","24990"],["2004","26385"],["2005","24709"],["2006","26002"],["2007","26666"],["2008","26968"]]

How to pronounce Bumper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bumper in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bumper in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bumper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Bumper in a Sentence

1. Cokie Roberts, TV interview in either 1992 or 1996:

   Washington DC is the only place in America where people put bumper stickers on their cars the day *after* the election.

2. Barbara Ehrenreich:

   There seems to be no stopping drug frenzy once it takes hold of a nation. What starts with an innocuous HUGS, NOT DRUGS bumper sticker soon leads to wild talk of shooting dealers and making urine tests a condition for employment -- anywhere.

3. Laura Ingraham:

   Why don’t we just call it quits, and Jeb and Hillary can run on the same ticket, i'm designing the bumper sticker. It could be 'Clush.' What difference does it make?

4. Edward Reinhold:

   [Chattanooga Police] were in pursuit, however, not on his bumper, they made entry as fast as they could.

5. Mr Smith:

   In peak hour you’re having to stop at traffic lights and wait two cycles for it to turn green, this idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bumper
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bumper
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bumper
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bumper
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bumper
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Bumper