pumper

[ puhm-per ]

noun

1. a person or thing that pumps. pump.
2. a fire truck specially equipped to pump water at the site of a fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pumper¹

First recorded in 1650–60; pump ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

One suffered a heat-related injury and the other was injured when the brush pumper he was riding in struck a tanker truck as the two were heading to fight the fire near Gage.

From Seattle Times

As the area’s largest groundwater pumper, the company has caused a substantial share of the subsidence.

From Los Angeles Times

The fire jumped to a nearby garage, but with the help of another local and his pumper truck, the group was able to keep the blaze from spreading.

From Seattle Times

You could hire this DJ and then you could hire a party pumper to go along with it.

From Los Angeles Times

I was a party pumper for a long time, for a couple of years.

From Los Angeles Times