PLUMPER

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.

2.
n.

A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.

3.
n.

A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]

4.
n.

A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]


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