Noun: bumbershoot 'búm-bur,shoot
Usage: US, informal
Usage: US, informal
- A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy used to keep off rain
"He grabbed his bumbershoot before heading out into the rainy streets";
- umbrella, gamp [Brit, informal], brolly [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: bumbershoots
Type of: canopy
Encyclopedia: Bumbershoot