i Register
In some senses, romper is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Someone who romps or frolics.
For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.
A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.
noun
A onesie.
Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”
verb
To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.
James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.