SCAMPER

scamper, scramble, scurry

(noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly; “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

scamper (plural scampers)

A quick, light run.

Verb

scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)

(intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.

Synonyms

• scurry

• See also walk

Etymology 2

Noun

scamper (plural scampers)

One who skimps or does slipshod work.

Synonym: skimper

Anagrams

• Campers, campers

Source: Wiktionary

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Scam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] Etym: [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.]

Definition: To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. S. Sharpe.

Scam"per, n.

Definition: A scampering; a hasty flight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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