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Definition of tumbler noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tumbler

noun
 
/ˈtʌmblə(r)/
 
/ˈtʌmblər/
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  1. a glass for drinking out of, with a flat bottom and no handle or stem
    • a cut-glass whisky tumbler
  2. (also tumblerful
     
    /ˈtʌmbləfʊl/
     
    /ˈtʌmblərfʊl/
    )
    the amount held by a tumbler
    • I poured her a plastic tumbler of wine.
  3. (old-fashioned) an acrobat who performs somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air)
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