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"lumper" Definition

  1. a contractor. On the river more especially a person who contracts to deliver a ship laden with timber.
  2. a low thief who haunts wharves and docks, and robs vessels, also a person who sells old goods as new.

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Position in the dictionary: 2087 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: lumpy, lunan, lurch, lurk, lurker, lush, lush-crib, lushington, lushy, lylo
Previous words in the dictionary: lump work, lump the lighter, lump it, lump, lummy, lumbered, lumber, lully prigger, lully, luke

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