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• Lumpenprole

  [luhm-puh n-prohl] /ˈlʌm pənˌproʊl/ noun, Informal. 1. a member of the .

• Lumpenproletariat

  [luhm-puh n-proh-li-tair-ee-uh t] /ˈlʌm pənˌproʊ lɪˈtɛər i ət/ noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (esp. in Marxist theory) 1. the lowest level of the proletariat comprising unskilled workers, vagrants, and criminals and characterized by a lack of class identification and solidarity. /ˌlʌmpənˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪət/ noun 1. (esp in Marxist theory) the amorphous urban social group below the proletariat, […]

• Lumper

  [luhm-per] /ˈlʌm pər/ noun 1. a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber. 2. Biology Informal. a taxonomist who believes that classifications should emphasize similarities among organisms and therefore favors large, inclusive taxa (opposed to ). [luhmp] /lʌmp/ noun 1. a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of […]

• Lumpfish

  [luhmp-fish] /ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ/ noun, plural (especially collectively) lumpfish (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) lumpfishes. 1. any of several thick-bodied, sluggish of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic. /ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ/ noun (pl) -fish, -fishes 1. […]

• Lump hammer

  noun 1. a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone

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