pumper

noun

pump·​er ˈpəm-pər How to pronounce pumper (audio)
: one that pumps
especially : a fire truck equipped with a pump

Examples of pumper in a Sentence

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The state banned PFAs from use in firefighting foam and food packaging in 2021, and is working with local fire departments to decontaminate more than 400 fire pumpers that had onboard foam-spraying systems. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2024 Hobbs terminated the lease of one such pumper, Fondomonte, which was drawing water from under state land in Butler Valley, west of Phoenix, to supply forage to dairy livestock in Saudi Arabia. The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024 Cunningham is an exclusive pumper and does not breastfeed. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024 Firefighters from seven pumpers, two brush trucks and an aerial ladder truck were on scene battling the blaze shortly after 3 p.m., according to PulsePoint, an app that allows people to view calls firefighters and emergency medical services have responded to. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pumper 

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pumper was in 1638

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“Pumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumper. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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