Trumper

See also: trumper

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from German Trümper.
• Occupational surname for one who played the horn or trumpet, from Old French trompeur.

Proper noun

Trumper (plural Trumpers)

1. A surname from German or Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trumper is the 73464^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 264 individuals. Trumper is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From (Donald) Trump +‎ -er.

Noun

Trumper (plural Trumpers)

1. A political supporter of former president and current president-elect Donald Trump or his MAGA movement.

   Synonyms: MAGA, Trumpian, Trumpist, Trumpista, Trumpite, Trumpster

   Hyponyms: Trumpet, Trumpette

   • 2021 November 3, Frank Bruni, “There’s a New Wizard of Oz. It’s Donald Trump.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Political observers who say that Youngkin was a Never Trumper — proving the viability of that movement — are deluding themselves. He was a Stealth Trumper and Sorta Trumper who took pains not to offend or alienate Forever Trumpers.

   • 2024 November 13, Cameron Joseph, “John Thune’s leadership win shows limits of MAGA’s reach in Senate”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     But it wasn’t just Mr. Thune’s victory but the poor showing by the MAGA favorite in the race that signaled most Senate Republicans are still a breed apart from hardcore Trumpers.

Derived terms

• non-Trumper

 

Related terms

• never Trumper, never-Trumper, Never Trumper, Never-Trumper
• Trump
• Trumpet
• Trumpette
• Trumpian
• Trumpist
• Trumpista
• Trumpite
• Trumpster

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trumper”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.