plumper

English

Etymology

From plump +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈplʌmpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈplʌmpɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmpə(ɹ)

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. (chiefly in the plural) A small ball or pad carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks.
   • 1780, Hannah Cowley, The Belle's Stratagem, I.4:

     I'll open my mouth with as much care as Mrs Bridget Button, who wears cork plumpers in each cheek and never hazards more than six words for fear of showing them.

4. (politics) In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving the candidate an advantage over the others.

   Antonym: split ticket

5. A voter who plumps their 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 their vote):
• (downright, unqualified lie): pork pie (Cockney rhyming slang), porky (UK slang), tall story, whopper

Translations

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 their vote

downright, unqualified lie

References

• “plumper”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

plumper

1. inflection of plump:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural