hummer

[ huhm-er ]

/ ˈhʌm ər /

a person or thing that hums.

a hummingbird.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

First recorded in 1595–1605; hum + -er¹

Hummer

[ huhm-er ]

/ ˈhʌm ər /

a brand of SUV based on the military Humvee.

“I was back in the Hummer and suddenly I saw the faces of the Palestinians from the other side,” she said.
Palestinian and Israeli Citizens Bypass Their Governments in Search for Peace|Evie M. Salomon|August 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And—the hummer of them all—who among the ambitious cast of princes and pretenders is likely to be the next Chávez?
Hugo Chávez Wins Reelection and Looks to the Future|Mac Margolis|October 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The demise of the Hummer looks like more than the end of an automotive brand.
The End of Really Big|Tunku Varadarajan|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In times like this, the demise of the Hummer looks like more than the end of an automotive brand.
The End of Really Big|Tunku Varadarajan|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

For the same reason a Hummer had cost a fortune: It comes with spinning hubcaps and stainless-steel grill guards.
The Great Cabernet Ripoff|Keith Wallace|July 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Along in August the crop was ready to market, and it was a hummer, no mistake.
Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim|Carrie L. Marshall
"You're a hummer, Warble," Petticoat said, as they went back up stairs.
Ptomaine Street|Carolyn Wells
I saw his flaming throat, and the next instant he was gone, like a flash of light,—the first hummer of the year.
A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey
Hummer stepped closer a bit, puffed at his cigarette, and motioned toward the dressing-room.
A Star for a Night|Elsie Janis
She was dressed very much like Hummer but did not have the beautiful ruby throat.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess