Definitions
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- noun historical A
member orsupporter of the Rump Parliament.
Etymologies
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rump + -er
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Examples
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Marvell was not a “Rumper,” but on the 2nd of April 1660 he was again elected for Hull to sit in what is usually called the Convention Parliament.
Andrew Marvell Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 1905
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I'll warrant me if the truth could be known, his father was as pestilent a Rumper as ever sung a psalm on horseback. "
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"That's true, I'll swear," said the host, "for there they are, some dozen of them at least, and I'm a Rumper if a soul has darkened his front door this night.
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