Phrase guide

bumper crop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌmpə ˌkɹɒp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈbʌmpəɹ ˌkɹɑp/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An excess of something; a large yield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The kindergarten seems to have a bumper crop of new children this year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bumper (“(noun) thing which is particularly abundant, excellent, or large; (adjective) particularly abundant, excellent, or large”) + crop, originally referring to a very large harvest of a crop.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ennätyssato — excess of something
  • German: Rekordernte — excess of something
  • Igbo: ihe ọkụkụ nke Bumper — excess of something
  • Japanese: 豊作 (hōsaku) — excess of something
  • Polish: obfity plon — excess of something
  • Russian: большо́й урожа́й (bolʹšój urožáj) — excess of something
  • Russian: небыва́лый урожа́й (nebyvályj urožáj) — excess of something
  • Spanish: cosecha abundante — excess of something
  • Spanish: cosecha récord — excess of something
  • Spanish: cosecha pingüe — excess of something