lumper

Noun
Synonyms: stevedoreloaderlongshoremandockerdockhanddock workerdockworkerdock-walloper

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a portSynonyms: stevedoreloaderlongshoremandockerdockhanddock workerdockworkerdock-walloper
  2. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lumpen \Lump"en\, n.

1.(Politics) same as lumpenproletariat. [PJC]

2.(Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumper. [1913 Webster]

Lumper \Lump"er\, n. [Cf. Lamper eel.] (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen. [1913 Webster]
Lumper \Lump"er\, n.

1.One who lumps. [1913 Webster]

2.A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor. [1913 Webster]

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