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CHUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chump mean?
• CHUMP (noun)
The noun CHUMP has 1 sense:
1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Familiarity information: CHUMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
chump; fall guy; fool; gull; mark; mug; patsy; soft touch; sucker
Hypernyms ("chump" is a kind of...):
Context examples
"No, I'm not chump enough for that, at any rate," Martin answered.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Kreis paused long enough in the midst of his exposition to tell him that in most of his "Shame of the Sun" he had been a chump.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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