Thumper Explained

Thumper or The Thumper may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Film and television

• Thumper (Bambi), a rabbit in the Disney animated film Bambi
• Thumper (Dune), a mechanical device in the science fiction novel Dune
• Thumper (film), a 2017 crime thriller by Jordan Ross
• Thumper (Thomas the Tank Engine), a quarry driller in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Thumper, Hopper's pet grasshopper in A Bug's Life
• Thumper, a character in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever
• Thumper, a character in the television show Veronica Mars

Gaming

• Thumper (video game), a 2016 rhythm game by Drool
• Thumper, a character from the Twisted Metal video game series
• Coal thumper, a building from the Frostpunk computer game.

Literature

• Thumper (Dune), a mechanical device in the science fiction novel Dune

Music

• Thumper (EP), a 1990 EP by Man in the Wood
• "Thumper" (song), a 2010 song by band Enter Shikari
• "Thumper", a song by Raging Speedhorn on the album Raging Speedhorn
• The Thumper, a 1960 album by Jimmy Heath
• THUMPER, an Irish rock band

Places

• Thumpertown Beach, Massachusetts, United States

Technology

• Thumper (motorcycle), a four-stroke single cylinder motorcycle
• Project Thumper, the earliest official anti-ballistic missile study
• M79 grenade launcher (nickname Thumper)
• Sun Fire X4500, storage server (code name Thumper)
• Thumper, a collecting pot placed along the vapor-carrying line before the worm of a pot still
• Thumper, one of the two Avro Lancaster bombers in flying condition, in the BBMF Museum at Coningsby RAF station
• Thumper, a small arms ammunition concept popularized by gun writer Jeff Cooper

Other uses

• Bible thumper, Christian fundamentalists (normally considered derogatory)
• Thumper (magic trick), a device used in a variety of magic tricks
• British Rail Class 205, Nicknamed “thumpers” due to their engine sound.