"clumper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clumpers [plural]
Etymology: clump + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clump|er|id2=agent noun}} clump + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clumper (plural clumpers)
  1. A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps.
    Sense id: en-clumper-en-noun-BjwqV~ef
  2. (Newfoundland) Synonym of clumpet (“floating piece of sea ice”) Tags: Newfoundland Synonyms: clumpet [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-clumper-en-noun-nEc40ZN3 Categories (other): Newfoundland English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 68 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: clumpers [present, singular, third-person], clumpering [participle, present], clumpered [participle, past], clumpered [past]
Etymology: Compare German klumpern (“to clod”). See clump (noun). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|klumpern||to clod}} German klumpern (“to clod”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} clumper (third-person singular simple present clumpers, present participle clumpering, simple past and past participle clumpered)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To form into clumps or masses. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-clumper-en-verb-5kOhzgn6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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