Etymology
Origin of pumper
Example Sentences
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A new pumper truck, the kind children want to sit in, can cost $1.2 million, up 100% over the past 10 years.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
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 • Mar. 2, 2024
As the area’s largest groundwater pumper, the company has caused a substantial share of the subsidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
Over the weekend, Loudoun fire officials will train Holmes County fire officials on how to use the yellow-and-white pumper, while Randall and her Mississippi counterparts will sign a formal agreement to become sister counties.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2022
He worked as a production operator, which was a fancy name for a pumper, for Amoco over in the North Cowden field west of town.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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