The difference between Chump and Dunce
When used as nouns, chump means an incompetent person, a blockhead, whereas dunce means an unintelligent person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chump and Dunce
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Chump as a noun (colloquial, pejorative):
An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
Examples:
"That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."
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Chump as a noun:
A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
Examples:
"It shouldn't be hard to put one over on ''that'' chump."
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Chump as a noun:
The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.
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Chump as a verb:
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Dunce as a noun:
An unintelligent person; an idiot.