Meaning & use

bumper

noun·Everyday

A bar fixed to the front or back of a vehicle to absorb impact in a collision.

See it in a sentence

The delivery van's bumper was dented after it backed into a low wall.

Mechanics replaced the cracked bumper before the car passed its safety inspection.

A note on using this word

As an adjective, bumper describes something unusually large or abundant, as in a bumper crop.

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Another way to use it

2. adjective

Unusually large or plentiful.

Farmers celebrated a bumper harvest after months of steady rain.

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