bummer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From German Bummler (“a drifter, a stroller, a rambler, a loiterer, a laggard”), from bummeln (“loaf, loiter, stroll, ramble”).

I could swear they was beats and bummers, that’s all, though that’s worth something. — Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
He’s the head bummer of all the bobbies.” “That sounds a bit of all right,” he said. — Mr. Standfast, John Buchan
The skill of these men, called by themselves and the army "bummers," in collecting their loads and getting back to their respective commands, was marvellous. — Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

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