thumper
/ˈθʌmpər/
noun
- A person or thing that thumps, especially a heavy or forceful hitter or object.
- My old car's engine is a real thumper, vibrating the whole seat.
- The boxer was known as a thumper because of his powerful punches.
- The toddler grabbed a plastic hammer and became a little thumper on the coffee table.
- A large, heavy, or impressive thing, especially a lie or a story.
- He told a real thumper of a tale about catching a fish as big as a boat.
- That excuse was a thumper — nobody believed it for a second.
- The movie was a thumper, with nonstop action and explosions.
- A rabbit or other animal that thumps its feet as a signal or warning.
- We heard a thumper in the brush, and then a rabbit darted across the path.
- In the forest, a thumper warned the other rabbits of danger by stomping its hind legs.
- The character Thumper from the Disney movie Bambi is a young rabbit who thumps his foot.