Trump
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//tɹʌmp//
A surname from English or German.
proper noun
- 1
A surname from English or German.
The house at which he was to lodge had been selected with considerable judgment. It was kept by a tidy old widow known as Mrs. Trump; but those who knew any thing of Hamworth affairs were well aware that Mrs. Trump had been left without a shilling, and could not have taken that snug little house in Paradise Row and furnished it completely out of her own means.
- 2
A surname from English or German. Donald Trump (b. 1946), a businessman, television personality, and current president of the United States of America (2017–2021, 2025–present).
During their interview, Shahidi asked Clinton about the uncomfortable second presidential debate, during which Trump stalked her around the stage.
- 3
A ghost town in Park County, Colorado, United States.
- 4
An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
Etymology
The surname has two sources. * English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”). * German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections) * The place in Baltimore county was named after settler Simeon Van Trump.
Forms
- plural
- Trumps