noun

bumper

bumper, (as adjective) abundant

The car's front bumper is dented.

The car's front bumper is dented.

We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

a car's ((noun)) a bar on the front or back of a car The car's front bumper is dented.

a ((noun)) crop an unusually large harvest We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.

Synonyms: (car part) fender, shield; (adjective use) abundant, plentiful

From the verb 'bump' + the agent suffix '-er'. Literally, something that takes a bump or makes things bump.

A 'bumper' is on a car to handle a 'bump'. For the adjective meaning, think of a harvest so big it's 'bumping' out of the baskets.

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