English

Noun

bummer ‎(plural bummers)

1. (obsolete) A forager especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.
2. (US, slang, dated) An idle, worthless fellow, without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
3. A lamb (typically the smallest of a multiple birth) which has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned, and as a consequence is raised in part or in whole by humans.

Derived terms

• bum (noun)

Etymology 2

From bum + -er ‎(“comparative forming”).

Adjective

bummer

1. comparative form of bum: more bum

Etymology 3

From bum + -er ‎(“agency forming”).

Noun

bummer ‎(plural bummers)

1. (chiefly slang) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.

   That's a total bummer.

Related terms

• bum out

Interjection

bummer

1. Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).

Translations

Etymology 4

From bum ‎(“buttocks”) + -er ‎(“agency forming”).

Noun

bummer ‎(plural bummers)

1. (Britain, slang, uncommon) homosexual male

Translations