thumper

English

Etymology

thump +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʌmpə(r)

Noun

thumper (plural thumpers)

  1. One who thumps.
  2. (slang) A single-cylinder engined motorcycle, especially those having a four-stroke engine or large engine displacement.
  3. A particular drinking game wherein players must remember personal hand signs while being distracted by others' banging on a table.
  4. (slang) Something big, such as a lie; a whopper.
  5. (Britain, rail transport, slang) A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
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