different between dumper vs dumber

English

Etymology

dump +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?mp?(?)

Noun

dumper (plural dumpers)

1. A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites.
2. A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.
3. One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
4. (surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
   • 1959, John Bloomfield, Know-how in the Surf (page 28)

     The choice of a dumper can be disastrous for a comparatively unskilled surfer […]

   • 2004, Australian Mathematical Society, Gazette (volume 31, page 249)

     […] learning how to slide across the face of a wave is put to practical use when inadvertently catching a dumper (plunging wave).

5. (computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
   • 2005, Kris Kaspersky, Hacker Debugging Uncovered (page 51)

     Protected programs implement various measures of counteraction against debuggers, disassemblers, dumpers, and other hacker tools.

Synonyms

• (person who finishes the relationship): break-upper

Derived terms

• belly dumper

Translations

See also

• dumpee

References

• dumper at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• rumped

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dumper m or f

1. indefinite plural of dump

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dumpar

Noun

dumper m or f

1. indefinite feminine plural of dump

English

Adjective

dumber

1. comparative form of dumb: more dumb

Anagrams

• bedrum, bumder

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.

Adjective

dumber

1. mute, unable to speak
2. muffled
3. obtuse, blunt

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: dum