[ˈbʌmpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a horizontal bar fixed across the front or back of a motor vehicle to reduce damage in a collision
(e.g: she started the car with a jerk and hit the bumper of the car in front)

- a flat race for inexperienced horses which are intended for future racing in hurdles or steeplechases


- a generous glassful of an alcoholic drink, typically one drunk as a toast


Phrases:
- bumper-to-bumper

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘person or thing that bumps something’): from bump + -er. bumper derives from the earlier form bumping, meaning ‘very large, great’, and is the source of the adjective meaning ‘exceptionally large, fine, or successful’, as in a bumper year. bumper is said to be from an earlier racing term meaning ‘amateur rider’

[ˈbʌmpə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- exceptionally large, fine, or successful
(e.g: a bumper crop)


Phrases:
- bumper-to-bumper

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘person or thing that bumps something’): from bump + -er. bumper derives from the earlier form bumping, meaning ‘very large, great’, and is the source of the adjective meaning ‘exceptionally large, fine, or successful’, as in a bumper year. bumper is said to be from an earlier racing term meaning ‘amateur rider’