Definition: chump

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

chump
     n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
          fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, schlemiel,
          shlemiel, soft touch, mug]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Chump \Chump\, n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.]
   A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. --Morton.

   Chump end, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of
      meat. --Dickens.