mumper

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English

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Etymology

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From mump +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mumper (plural mumpers)

  1. (British, obsolete, slang) A beggar.
    • 1897, Stanley John Weyman, chapter XIV, in Shrewsbury:
      Here for a moment, running my eye along the Piazza, which had its usual fringe of flower girls and mumpers, swearing porters and hackney coaches, I thought my man with the white handkerchief had not come; but shifting my gaze to the Little Piazza, which was darker and less frequented, I presently espied him walking to and fro under cover, with a cane in his hand and the air of a gentleman who had supped and was looking out for a pretty girl.