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plumper

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[ pluhm-per ]
/ ˈplʌm pər /
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noun
an act of falling heavily; a plumping.
Chiefly British. the vote of a person who plumps.
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Origin of plumper

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plump2 + -er1

Words nearby plumper

plummet, plummy, plumose, plump, plumpen, plumper, plumpish, plum pudding, plum tomato, plumulaceous, plumule

Other definitions for plumper (2 of 2)

plumper2
[ pluhm-per ]
/ ˈplʌm pər /
noun
something carried in the mouth to fill out hollow cheeks.

Origin of plumper

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First recorded in 1755–65; plump1 + -er1
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Words related to plumper

chunky, fleshy, pudgy, well-fed, filled, full, round, stout, beefy, burly, buxom, corpulent, obese, portly, rotund, tubby

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British Dictionary definitions for plumper

plumper
/ (ˈplʌmpə) /
noun
a pad carried in the mouth by actors to round out the cheeks
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