lumper n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore}, {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dockworker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}] 2: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics [ant: {divider}, {splitter}]
Lumpen \Lump"en\, n. 1. (Politics) same as {lumpenproletariat}. [PJC] 2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also {lumper}. [1913 Webster]
Lumper \Lump"er\, n. [Cf. {Lamper eel}.] (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also {lumpen}. [1913 Webster]
Lumper \Lump"er\, n. 1. One who lumps. [1913 Webster] 2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor. [1913 Webster]