mumper

See also: Mumper

English

Etymology

From mump +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌmpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌmpɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmpə(ɹ)

Noun

mumper (plural mumpers)

1. (British, obsolete, slang) A beggar.
   • 1897, Stanley John Weyman, chapter XIV, in Shrewsbury:

     Here for a moment, running my eye along the Piazza, which had its usual fringe of flower girls and mumpers, swearing porters and hackney coaches, I thought my man with the white handkerchief had not come; but shifting my gaze to the Little Piazza, which was darker and less frequented, I presently espied him walking to and fro under cover, with a cane in his hand and the air of a gentleman who had supped and was looking out for a pretty girl.