bummler

  • 111bummer — ► NOUN informal 1) an annoying or disappointing thing. 2) N. Amer. a vagrant or loafer. ORIGIN perhaps from German Bummler, from bummeln stroll, loaf about …

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  • 112bum — ☆ bum1 [bum ] n. [< bummer, prob. < Ger bummler, loafer, habitually tardy person < bummeln, to go slowly, waste time] Informal 1. a vagrant, hobo, tramp, or beggar; specif., a shabby, often drunken derelict 2. any shiftless or… …

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  • 113bummer — n. US sl. 1 an idler; a loafer. 2 an unpleasant occurrence. Etymology: 19th c.: perh. f. G Bummler …

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