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–noun
1.a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
2.Biology Informal. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to splitter).
[Origin: 1775–85; lump1 (in v. sense) + -er1]
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lumper

noun
1. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: stevedore] 
2. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics [ant: divider] 

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Lumper

Lump"er\, n. [Cf. Lamper eel.] (Zo["o]l.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen.
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Lumper

Lump"er\, n. 1. One who lumps.

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