adjective / noun
bumper
Exceptionally full or abundant.
The orchard produces a bumper crop of apples this year.
Etymology
A bumper was a generously filled drinking glass. The image of fullness extended to exceptionally large or abundant things, such as a very productive harvest.
More examples
- The newspaper printed a bumper holiday edition.
- They raised a bumper of wine to toast the victory.
- Good weather brought a bumper harvest of wheat.
Forms
bumper · bumpers
Similar words
- abundant
- Generally plentiful, while bumper stresses an unusually large yield or amount.