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Hum·mer

 (hŭm′ər)
A trademark for a durable wide-bodied vehicle with four-wheel drive.

hum·mer

 (hŭm′ər)
n.
1. One that hums.
2. Informal A hummingbird.
3. Baseball A fastball.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hummer - a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
2.hummer - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocityhummer - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
slider - a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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"I'm going to make you a regular hummer. I should start a newspaper myself, that's what I should do.
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"Take it from me, Killeny, that old gentleman knows what he's talkin' about, an' has been some hummer in his days.
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President Duterte is now planning to give at least 10 smuggled Hummers seized by the government to be used by the police and military in their operations.
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