Etymology
Origin of pumper
Example Sentences
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One suffered a heat-related injury and the other was injured when the brush pumper he was riding in struck a tanker truck as the two were heading to fight the fire near Gage.
From Seattle Times
As the area’s largest groundwater pumper, the company has caused a substantial share of the subsidence.
From Los Angeles Times
The fire jumped to a nearby garage, but with the help of another local and his pumper truck, the group was able to keep the blaze from spreading.
From Seattle Times
There were no bad days being a party pumper.
From Los Angeles Times
I was a party pumper for a long time, for a couple of years.
From Los Angeles Times
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