English

A Hummer H1.

Alternative forms

• (HMMWV): hummer

Noun

Hummer ‎(plural Hummers)

1. A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General Motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle
2. (military, slang) The HMMWV or Humvee, a US Army vehicle which replaced the Jeep
   • 1985, Andy Rooney, Pieces of my Mind , ISBN 0380698854, page 38:

     "The vehicle is called the 'Hummer,' a contrived abbreviation of its official designation, 'High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.'"

   • 1985, James Coates and Michael Kilian, Heavy Losses: The Dangerous Decline of American Defense , ISBN 0670804843, page 25:

     "The Hummer, a clumsy, elongated vehicle the Army intended as a replacement for the hardy Jeep, developed so many problems it became known as the Bummer."

   • 1987, Michael Barone & Grant Ujifusa, The Almanac of American Politics, 1988 , ISBN 0892340371, page 403:

     "He made a point of not taking federal money for the district -- though by 1986 he was bragging about landing an Army contract to build the Hummer vehicle for a South Bend company."

   • 1994, World Book Inc., "Jeep" in World Book Encyclopedia vol. J , ISBN 0716600943, page 25:

     "A Hummer can carry four people."

Usage notes

Since the introduction of the civilian Hummer in the 1990s, this term has ceased to be used for the military vehicle; the term "Humvee" is typically used instead.

Hyponyms

• HMMWV
• Humvee / humvee

See also

• MRAP
• jeep

Translations

Proper noun

Hummer

1. A surname​ of German origin

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German from a Scandinavian source, probably Norwegian since many lobsters were caught off the coast of Norway. Ultimately from Old Norse humarr ‎(“lobster”). Compare German Low German Hummer, Plautdietsch Humma ‎(“lobster”), Dutch hommer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmɐ/

Noun

Hummer m ‎(genitive Hummers, plural Hummer)

1. lobster

Declension

See also

• Panzerkrebs m

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate with German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, Icelandic hamar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhumɐ/

Noun

Hummer m ‎(plural Himmer)

1. hammer

English

Noun

hummer ‎(plural hummers)

1. One who hums.
2. (informal) A humvee.
3. (informal) A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier.

   The newlyweds took a hummer limo back to their casino resort.

4. (informal) A hummingbird.
5. (informal) A humdinger.
6. (baseball) A fastball.
7. (slang) Fellatio in which the person performing the act vibrates their mouth by humming.
8. (slang) A very energetic or lively person, a powerful lively thing.
9. (slang) Something or someone exceptional of their type.
10. (slang, obsolete) An obvious lie.
11. (slang, obsolete) A liar.
12. (slang) An erection.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse humarr.

Noun

hummer c (singular definite hummeren, plural indefinite hummere)

1. lobster

Inflection

Noun

hummer n (singular definite hummeret, plural indefinite hummere)

1. den, hole

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse humarr

Noun

hummer ‎(definite singular hummeren, indefinite plural hummere, definite plural hummerne)

1. a lobster (crustacean)

See also

• hummar (Nynorsk)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse humarr.

Noun

hummer c

1. lobster

Declension

Related terms

• hummerklo
• hummertina

See also

• krabba
• kräfta