noun. In some places, a laborer employed to load and unload vessels in port; a dock-hand; a longshoreman; a stevedore.

noun. A militiaman.

noun. In zoology, one who lumps several described species, genera, etc., in one: opposed to splitter.

noun. The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.

noun. One who lumps.

noun. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor.

noun. The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.

noun. Extra labor hired by a trucking company to assist a driver and/or customer unloading or loading a truck.

noun. A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to keep categories such as species or dialects together in larger groups.

noun. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

noun. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics

"Dickerson, grateful to have even a temp job, was taken on as a "lumper" -- someone who schleps boxes to and from trailers all day long."

splitter  

jack  laborer  labourer  manual laborer  systematist  

bumper  dumper  jumper  mumper  stumper  

lumpen