bumper
noun
[ ˈbʌmpə ]
• a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision.
• "she started the car with a jerk and hit the bumper of the car in front"
• another term for bouncer (sense 2).
• a flat race for inexperienced horses which are intended for future racing in hurdles or steeplechases.
• a generous glassful of an alcoholic drink, typically one drunk as a toast.
bumper
adjective
• exceptionally large, fine, or successful.
• "a bumper crop"
Similar:
abundant,
rich,
heavy,
healthy,
bountiful,
goodly,
large,
big,
huge,
immense,
massive,
exceptional,
unusual,
good,
excellent,
fine,
magnificent,
lovely,
vintage,
superabundant,
prolific,
profuse,
copious,
profitable,
whopping,
lank,
bounteous,
plenteous,
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘person or thing that bumps something’): from bump + -er1. bumper (sense 4 of the noun) derives from the earlier form bumping, meaning ‘very large, great’, and is the source of the adjective meaning ‘exceptionally large, fine, or successful’, as in a bumper year . bumper (sense 3 of the noun) is said to be from an earlier racing term meaning ‘amateur rider’.
