noun
thumper
THUHM-puh
noun
1
Someone or something that thumps, especially a large single-cylinder motorcycle engine.
"The old dirt bike had a classic thumper engine."
How to Use Thumper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that thumps, most often used for a big single-cylinder engine.
Common pairings
thumper engine
Word Forms
thumpers plural, Thumpers plural
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