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TrumpEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
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.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗trumpEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Possibly from French triomphe (“triumph”) or Old French triumphe. If so, it is a doublet of triumph and thriambus. Compare German Trumpf.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗trumpEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English trumpe, trompe (“trumpet”), from Old French trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa (“trumpet”), from a common Germanic word of imitative origin. Doublet of tulumba and tromp. Akin to Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”). More at trumpet, drum.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗trumpEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Ellipsis of Jew's-trump, which may be from French jeu-trompe (literally “toy trumpet”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TrumpEnglish · e-38700-5891
Trump, trump, v.t. to deceive; to introduce unfairly.—adj. Trumped′-up, forged, worthless.—n. Trum′pery, something showy but worthless: rubbish: nonsense, idle talk.—adj. showy and worthless.—Trump up, to forge: collect
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Trump, trump, n. a trumpet: a Jew's-harp. [O. Fr. trompe (It. tromba); cf. Old High Ger. trumba, Ger. tromme, Eng. drum, which is thus a doublet of trump.]
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Trump, trump, n. a card of the leading suit that triumphs or wins: one of the suit of cards which takes any other: an old game of cards: (coll.) a good, trusty fellow.—v.i. to play a trump card.—v.t. to play a trump card
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