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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After Massachusetts ended a prohibition in 2015 and Hawaii amended its fire code in 2021, New York became the only place that makes pumpers keep a hand on the handle. Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 The fire department sent two pumpers, three trucks and two ambulances to the scene. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026 Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026 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 1 May. 2026.

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