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- [stuhm-per]
- /ˈstʌm pər/
- /ˈstʌm.pə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stuhm-per]
- /ˈstʌm pər/
Definitions of stumper word
- noun stumper a person or thing that stumps. 1
- noun stumper an extremely difficult question, task, or problem. 1
- noun stumper a person who makes stump speeches. 1
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Origin of stumper
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; stump + -er1
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Parts of speech for Stumper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stumper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
stumper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stumper
noun stumper
- abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
- bidder — A bidder is someone who offers to pay a certain amount of money for something that is being sold. If you sell something to the highest bidder, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it.
- brainteaser — an intellectually challenging puzzle, problem, game, etc.
- candidate — A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
Antonyms for stumper
noun stumper
- known — past participle of know1 .
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