Hummer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General Motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle.

   Examples

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   Hummers are a somewhat unusual sight in New York. The kinds of people who like them as status symbols often don’t like the city’s narrow, messy street configurations, which can be hard for bulky vehicles to manage.

2. The HMMWV or Humvee, a US Army vehicle which replaced the Jeep.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Related words

   MRAPjeep

   Narrower terms

   HMMWVHumveehumvee

   Examples

   "The vehicle is called the 'Hummer,' a contrived abbreviation of its official designation, 'High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.'"

   "The Hummer, a clumsy, elongated vehicle the Army intended as a replacement for the hardy Jeep, developed so many problems it became known as the Bummer."

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   "He made a point of not taking federal money for the district -- though by 1986 he was bragging about landing an Army contract to build the Hummer vehicle for a South Bend company."

   "A Hummer can carry four people."

Proper noun

1. A surname from German