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Image:Hummer H1 mud 1.jpg|thumb|right|A Hummer H1.
English
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Noun
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- A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General Motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle.
- US|military|slang The HMMWV or Humvee, a US Army vehicle which replaced the Jeep.
#*1985, Andy Rooney, Pieces of my Mind 1, ISBN 0380698854, page 38:
#:"The vehicle is called the 'Hummer,' a contrived abbreviation of its official designation, 'High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.'"
#*1985, James Coates and Michael Kilian, Heavy Losses: The Dangerous Decline of American Defense 2, ISBN 0670804843, page 25:
#:"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."
#*1987, Michael Barone & Grant Ujifusa, The Almanac of American Politics, 1988 3, ISBN 0892340371, page 403:
#:"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."
#*1994, World Book Inc., "Jeep" in World Book Encyclopedia vol. J 4, ISBN 0716600943, page 25:
#:"A Hummer can carry four people."
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#*1868, Titus Fey Cronise, The Natural Wealth of California 5, page 458:
#:"The Purple-Throated Hummer is green, with the throat a brilliant violet-purple."
Translations
trans-top|sport utility vehicle
Chinese: �馬汽�, �马汽车 (Hà nm� qìch�)
Hebrew: ���ר (hamer) m
Japanese: ��� (ham�)
Russian: Хамме� (xámmer) m
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Usage notes
Since the introduction of the civilian Hummer in the 1990s, this term has ceased to be used for the military vehicle; the term "Humvee" is typically used instead.
Proper noun
Hummer
- A family name of German origin.
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German
Etymology
Akin to Icelandic humar
Noun
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- lobster
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