Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In railroading, any form of tilting-, dumping-, or unloading-car, whether operated by hand or by power.
- noun One who or that which dumps; specifically, atip-cart.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
dump truck .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small one-man
diesel -powered vehicle often used tocarry loads andmaterial around, often onbuilding sites . - noun A dropper of rubbish, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.
- noun One who would drop their boyfriend or girlfriend, the person in the couple who has finished the relationship.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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Examples
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"Oh my God, you've been dumped," she said, confirming what I already knew: I had indeed been dumped but not by a long-term partner or spouse; the dumper was a friend, or to put it more accurately, a former friend.
How to lose friends Hannah Pool 2010
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You are ucky to be living in this place, during this time and if you don't have any boils on your dumper, that is just icing on the cake.
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You are ucky to be living in this place, during this time and if you don't have any boils on your dumper, that is just icing on the cake.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Jeffrey Bergeron Biff America Vail, CO Colorado 2009
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You are ucky to be living in this place, during this time and if you don't have any boils on your dumper, that is just icing on the cake.
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The 'dumper' has usually procastrinated for some time and knows exactly why they have decided that the 'dumpee' is history.
Ich bin ein Blogger Ms Robinson 2007
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We were not thrilled to see the "dumper" is coming back and are not looking forward to seeing Jason cry like on the previews!
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We were not thrilled to see the "dumper" is coming back and are not looking forward to seeing Jason cry like on the previews!
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Only 31, he was already a star, having helped pull NBC local news out of the ratings dumper.
An Anchor of New York Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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The only thing that really puzzled me was the first sentence (Now that fur is back in vogue, I've been thinking about splurging on a coat this winter): If fur is back in vogue, then why are pelt prices in the dumper right now?
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My current favourites are WotWentWrong, which allows dumpees to hassle their dumpers for answers via a third party the dumper provides their reasons for not calling them back, and the site sends the dumpee advice on how to do better next time, and NeverLikedItAnyway, a sort of eBay for the stuff that remains after a relationship dies, a ranty marketplace of engagement rings and I Wuv You teddies.
Online break-ups 2012
actung commented on the word dumper
In surfing, "a wave that crashes down suddenly with great force, causing surfers to fall." Chambers Dictionary
September 19, 2012