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Webster 1913 Edition


Plumper

Plump′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
2.
(English Elections)
A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
3.
A voter who plumps his vote.
[Eng.]
4.
A downright, unqualified lie.
[Colloq. or Low]

Webster 1828 Edition


Plumper

PLUMP'ER

,
Noun.
Something carried in the mouth to dilate the cheeks; any thing intended to swell out something else.
1.
A full unqualified lie. [In vulgar use.]

Definition 2024


plumper

plumper

English

Adjective

plumper

  1. comparative form of plump: more plump

Noun

plumper (plural plumpers)

  1. One who plumps or swells out something else.
  2. That which plumps or swells out something else.
  3. Hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
  4. In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.
  5. A voter who plumps his or her vote.
  6. A downright, unqualified lie.
  7. (Internet, slang) An obese woman, especially in pornography.

Synonyms

  • (one who plumps):
  • (that which plumps):
  • (something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks):
  • (vote given to one candidate when two or more are to be elected):
  • (voter who plumps his vote):
  • (downright, unqualified lie): pork pie (Cockney rhyming slang), porky (UK slang), tall story, whopper

Translations

References

  • plumper in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

plumper

  1. inflected form of plump