/ Dictionary / Index L lumper: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lump•er Pronunciation: (lum'pur), [key] — n. a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to splitter). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: lumper (Thesaurus) lumpenproletariat lumpfish Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language