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ROMPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does romper mean?
• ROMPER (noun)
The noun ROMPER has 2 senses:
1. a person who romps or frolics
2. a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers
Familiarity information: ROMPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who romps or frolics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("romper" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
romp (play boisterously)
romp (run easily and fairly fast)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
romper; romper suit
Hypernyms ("romper" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Context examples
One child—one dear little romper just six years old.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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