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Definition of stumper in English: stumpernoun ˈstʌmpəˈstəmpər informal 1North American A puzzling question. 疑难问题 Example sentencesExamples - To this question, I quickly replied the first thing that came to my head - the age-old stumper, ‘Can God create a rock he cannot lift?’
- Sometimes crime investigation is so difficult, like the real stumper for Fort Worth, Texas, detectives.
- Although the idea for the Lachine Canal dates back to the earliest days of the ancien régime in New France, getting the project going was a real stumper.
- Here's a stumper - if a graffiti artist takes can to canvas, not train car, and hangs it in a gallery, is it still graffiti?
- Giles was the more effective spinner but he wasn't exactly aided by his stumper.
- After last week's stumper, we'll end the round on an easy one.
- The only stumper: Would you rather be rich and ugly or good-looking and poor?
Synonyms puzzle, conundrum, brain-teaser, chinese puzzle, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary, paradox 2Cricket
A wicketkeeper. 〔板球〕捕手，守门员 Example sentencesExamples - Ajay Ratra, one of India's young wicket-keeping options, will be India's stumper on this tour.
- He is not a shuffler and nudger of the ball like many stumpers, but a classical batsman.
- Bombay and India stumper, Madhav Mantri, impressed by his enthusiasm, arranged to send him to school.
- However, what his detractors always ignore is that Chris Read, the superior stumper but infinitely inferior batsman, was not infallible with gloves on.
- Former Australian stumper Ian Healy has praised young wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, with whom he has been working with in recent months, and said the Indian teenager has a bright future.
Rhymesbumper, dumper, gazumper, jumper, lumper, thumper Definition of stumper in US English: stumpernounˈstəmpərˈstəmpər North American informal A puzzling question. 疑难问题 Example sentencesExamples - The only stumper: Would you rather be rich and ugly or good-looking and poor?
- After last week's stumper, we'll end the round on an easy one.
- Here's a stumper - if a graffiti artist takes can to canvas, not train car, and hangs it in a gallery, is it still graffiti?
- Giles was the more effective spinner but he wasn't exactly aided by his stumper.
- To this question, I quickly replied the first thing that came to my head - the age-old stumper, ‘Can God create a rock he cannot lift?’
- Although the idea for the Lachine Canal dates back to the earliest days of the ancien régime in New France, getting the project going was a real stumper.
- Sometimes crime investigation is so difficult, like the real stumper for Fort Worth, Texas, detectives.
Synonyms puzzle, conundrum, brain-teaser, chinese puzzle, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary, paradox
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