lumper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
    dock worker; dock-walloper; dockhand; loader; stevedore; dockworker; docker; longshoreman.
  2. noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics

WordNet

Lump"er noun
Etymology
Cf. Lamper eel.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.
Lump"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who lumps.
  2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor.

Webster 1913