stomper
Britishnoun
-
a rock or jazz song with a particularly strong and danceable beat
-
a person or animal that stomps
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Roan played Coachella last year, won the Grammy for new artist and released a couple of singles this year — the country stomper “The Giver” and misty pop ballad “The Subway.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
The song was later covered by Warwick, but might be more familiar to rock fans as the screeching distorted guitar stomper recorded by the White Stripes on their number one fourth album, Elephant.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
Wearing jet-black pigtails and one of her signature oversized T-shirts, the young pop superstar worked the stage as the spooky stomper became the sold-out crowd’s racing pulse.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
“Workin’ my whole life/To follow my father’s dream/Then watch it fade away,” Granduciel sings on “Old Skin,” a somber piano ballad that U-turns into a full-band stomper, adding oomph to the singer’s existential musings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
“Now, Bob,” said Harry, “here he is, such a stomper; get him out quick.”
From Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home by Fenn, George Manville
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
