pumper

noun

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

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By the apparatus replacement schedule Rubin proposed, the department would get two new pumper trucks every even year in the plan; one pumper every odd year; one specialized unit and one brush per year; and four staff vehicles per year. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025 The theft of the Everett Fire Department pumper truck unfolded as its fire crew was on the fifth floor of a nearby building attending a medical emergency call, police said. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 July 2025 McGlone, a 25-year volunteer with the department, was driving a rescue pumper to the crash when a low-hanging electrical wire struck the top of the firetruck, per a preliminary investigation. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025 The crash killed a 5-year-old student on the bus and a man traveling in a car behind the bus after a concrete pumper truck crossed lanes and hit the bus. American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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