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Webster 1913 Edition
Tamper
Tamp′er
,Noun.
1.
One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.
2.
An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.
Tam′per
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tampered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tampering
.] [A corruption of
temper
.] 1.
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments;
as, to
. tamper
with a disease’T is dangerous
tampering
with a muse. Roscommon.
2.
To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
3.
To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
Others
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.
tampered
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert.
Hudibras.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tamper
TAM'PER
,Verb.
I.
1.
To meddle; to have to do with without fitness or necessity. 'Tis dangerous tamp'ring with a muse.
2.
To deal; to practice secretly. Others tamper'd
For Fleetwood, Desborough and Lambert.
Definition 2024
tamper
tamper
English
Noun
tamper (plural tampers)
- A person or thing that tamps.
- A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
- An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.
Translations
person or thing that tamps
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pipe tool
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Etymology 2
From Middle French temprer (“to temper, mix, meddle”)
Verb
tamper (third-person singular simple present tampers, present participle tampering, simple past and past participle tampered)
- (intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
- (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
Translations
alter by making unauthorized changes
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(sports) to discuss future contracts
